Alpha Your Warrior Ex-Wife is Back (by Aurora Starling) novel Chapter 107

Claire’s POV

The sound of children’s laughter echoed faintly across the pack grounds, carried by the cool breeze of the late afternoon. Nova’s hair glowed under the sunlight, her little hand gripping Leo’s as they both ran ahead, giggling about something only they understood.

I followed close behind, my heart lighter than it had been in weeks. For a brief moment, everything had felt almost normal again — just me and the children, away from politics, betrayals, and the ghosts of the past.

But that peaceful moment shattered instantly as I saw her. Daphne.

I could recognise her even from a distance, the sight of her made me very furious and made me feel very tense. I was able to tell that something very wrong was about to happen.

She was standing near the grand entrance of the pack house for some reason she was looking very smug and confident. She was surrounded by pack members, but all their attention wasn’t on her — it was on the man standing before her.

I saw Gideon speaking seriously to the mysterious man and said “Alpha Justin Royce, think about it carefully.”

“Alpha Justin Royce.” I spoke his name thoughtfully and then I remembered who he was. The Alpha of the Moonstone Pack.

And judging by the stunned expression on his face, I already knew what was happening before the words even left his mouth.

“Mate.”

My eyes widened as he spoke that word. I stumbled a bit as I realised Daphne is Alpha Royce’s mate.

The word itself made me realise how dangerous the situation has become as I felt the blood drain from my face.

Leo gently tugged on my sleeve looking at me concerned. “Miss Warrior?”

I looked at Leo and Nova who just stood there waiting for me to take them back to their rooms. I lifted a hand quickly, pressing a finger to my lips. “Kids please be quiet,” I whispered softly. “Stay here, both of you.”

They nodded, obedient and wide-eyed, and I crouched beside them, pulling them slightly behind the thick pillar by the steps. We made sure we are not caught watching this scene but also made sure we can see everything clearly.

Gideon stood to the side, silent and tense. His expression was unreadable, but I saw the flicker of disbelief in his eyes. He didn’t look jealous — no, this wasn’t that kind of emotion. I saw horror in his eyes as if he was worried what new disaster Daphne was about to bring.

Daphne turned her gaze toward Gideon then, her tears still glistening beautifully, but her lips curled into that smug, victorious smile I knew too well.

That look, that smug little twist of her mouth made my nails dig into my palm.

Leo frowned and whispered to me as if snarling, annoyed at Daphne's audacity. “Here we go. She's doing it again,” he muttered under his breath.

I glanced at him gently. “Doing what Leo?”

“looking at my father smugly like that,” he whispered fiercely. “Like she thinks she won.” I knew Leo was right. She thought she had.

She dramatically flung herself into Justin’s arms, sobbing pitifully. “I thought… I thought I will never find my mate in this life,” she cried, her voice shaking with perfectly measured despair. “But the Goddess… the Goddess hasn’t abandoned me after all.”