Nowhere to Hide
Aurora’s POV
I felt my entire body turn cold.
The day I always feared had finally arrived. The truth was exposed like the full moon- impossible to hide, and Thea of all people had been the one to unveil it.
I’d worked so fucking hard to keep this secret. This was my shame to bear, and now everyone knew. Sebastian knew. Out of everyone here, he was the last person I wanted to
discover the truth.
Every pair of eyes in the yard was fixed on me, including his. I lowered my head, unable to
look at his expression. My wolf whimpered and shuddered inside me, howling in distress.
“Wyatt? The Wyatt who’s always hanging out with Leo?” Damien’s voice was thick with
shock.
I flinched at the name. I’d tried so hard to separate myself from that reality, to sever any
possible connection. No visits, no participation in his life. And now everything was a
fucking mess.
“Yes, Damien, quite the coincidence, isn’t it?” Thea answered, stepping closer to me. “If he
and Jaxon hadn’t moved near my house, if those two boys hadn’t become friends, I never
would have discovered your secret. And you would have continued your deception,
continued hurting that pup who desperately wants his mother’s love.”
I could feel the anger radiating from Thea. It burned hot and fierce. I’d never seen her look at me with such contempt, never felt this kind of power from her. Without a wolf, she somehow commanded more presence than any Alpha in this moment.
I cursed her luck. I had no idea Jaxon had moved next door to Thea, much less that our
son had become best friends with Leo. If I’d known, I would have demanded Jaxon move
away.
“You’re talking nonsense!” Roman suddenly shouted, “Aurora would never do something like that. You’re just trying to get revenge on us, just like your Kincaid family tried to destroy our Pack!”
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I knew Roman was just confused and angry, or he would never have spoken to Thea that way. Not when he’d been trying so hard to repair his relationship with her. But his words only fueled the fire.
“Shut up, Roman,” Thea said coldly, turning her gaze on him. “This is between me and your sister. And as for Pack feuds, if you say one more word, I promise I’ll make sure the Kincaids completely crushes any pride the Sterling Pack has left.”
Roman’s energy immediately diminished as he realized he’d provoked her. That was my brother’s problem–his mouth always acted before his brain. I loved him, but it made me wonder how he functioned as our Pack Alpha in real life.
“Thea, please calm down,” Sebastian’s father stepped forward. He was a very composed man, skilled at diffusing situations–something acquired from nearly forty years as Alpha. “Roman’s words were inappropriate, but you must understand your accusation is quite serious. You can’t accuse Aurora without evidence. If Aurora truly had a child, we would know. Margaret especially would have been the first to know.”

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