< The Alpha's Hidden Heirs Chapter 342 Selene's POV Get 5 Menu Kane's words sent a chill through me, makingreact instinctively-I shoved him.
The force of my push made him step back, his gaze clouded with conflicting emotions. There was a softness in his eyes, yet his usual commanding presence lingered beneath. It was as if he was trying to mask it from me.
"You're such a jerk," I muttered, retreating a step.
"I've never met anyone as shameless as you. What do you takefor? Do I look like the kind of woman who would cheat on her partner? No, Kane Thorne, that's your style, not mine." He didn't so much as flinch, just kept watchingwith an unnerving calm, as if he had expected this reaction. I couldn't understand what ghe was playing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"You'll never change, Kane. Every word, every action-it's all an act, just like you," I spat before turning toward the door.
As I reached for the handle, a bandaged hand slammed against the wood beside my head.
I froze.
Kane's warmth pressed in from behind, his presence wrapping around me. Spinning around, I found him even closer than before.
My breath hitched as the realization of our proximity sank in. His gaze locked onto mine, intense, unwavering. He looked... furious.
I swallowed hard, lifting a hand to shove him away. My palm landed on his chest-only to still when I felt the wound. The one I had given him during the war.
A flicker of hesitation passed throughas I slowly withdrew my hand, trying to regain my composure.
"What the hell are you doing?" My voice was sharp, cold.
He didn't answer right away. Instead, he reached out, his fingers tilting my chin up until our eyes met. "Hateall you want. Shove me, hit me-I don't care," he murmured, his voice low and deliberate. "But don't calla liar. Because when it comes to you, everything I say is real." Then, without warning, he leaned in, his forehead pressing against mine. I couldn't even blink.
His gaze held mine captive as his thumb traced a slow path from my chin to my lower lip.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"You moved on after a year or two of our divorce," he whispered. "But me? I never did. I've loved y years. Whether it was the girl who savedas a kid or the woman who walked away fromafter our marriage ended... it was always you." His words sent a tremor through me. The way he said it, it felt like he was pouring his soul into me, makingfeel every ounce of his emotions.
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Even if he did, none of it mattered. I had made up my mind. There was no never going back. He could understand what I had endured all these years. I reached for his hand, trying to shove it away.
But before I could, he placed both hands against the door effectively trappingbetween his arms.
"If I wanted to, I could force you back into my life," he murmured, his voice Yoice dark with intent "But I don't want that want to earn you back. Just giveone last chance to chase you."