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Chapter 93: The Alpha's Promise
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Zara’s POVThe air in the room is thick, suffocating, like the weight of every unspoken word between us is pressing down on my chest. Ryland stands in the doorway, his presence as commanding as ever, but there’s something different about him now. His eyes, those piercing gray eyes that once held nothing but cold detachment, are filled with something I can’t quite place. Regret? Longing? Guilt? Whatever it is, it’s enough to make my heart ache in ways I thought I’d buried long ago.“Mommy?” Selene’s voice is small, hesitant, as she tugs at the hem of my apron. “Who is he?”I swallow hard, my throat dry as sandpaper. How do I explain this to them? How do I tell my children that the man standing before us is their father—the man who rejected me, who left me to raise them alone? The man who shattered my heart into a million pieces?“He’s…” I start, but the words catch in my throat. I can’t do it. I can’t say it.Ryland steps forward, his movements slow and deliberate, like he’s afraid of
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