Claimed by My Bully Alpha (by Anna Kendra) novel Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Caleb’s P.O.V

I looked at the group, the pieces finally clicking together in my mind. “Now it makes sense,” I said. The sour relationship between Aurora and her father, it all adds up now. Aurora wasn’t his biological child.‘ I paused, letting the weight of those words hang in the air.

“That means her mother either had an affair before marriage or maybe even after. And I’m guessing that’s why her father always hated her. She was a constant reminder of her mother’s betrayal.” Jade added.

I shook my head, feeling a sharp sting of realization. “No consequence of something he could never forgive.”

nder he treated her like that. She was always right there, in front of him, a living, breathing

Caroline’s voice broke through my thoughts, sharp and steady. “The DNA test would give us final answers, but this would explain so much, wouldn’t it?” She added, her tone softening with understanding. “Aurora’s birthday, for one. It was never celebrated in that house. She’d always dread that time of year, and now, the test explains why.”

I felt a heavy knot form in my chest as I thought about the years.

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must’ve spent with that tension, never knowing why.

“It’s cruel, isn’t it?” I muttered under my breath. “To have a father who can’t even look at you without seeing something that isn’t your fault.”

I turn to Jade, my thoughts racing, and suddenly ask, “What about Riley? Have we done any tests to confirm he’s really his son?”

Jade looks at me, his expression hardening slightly. “It seems highly likely that Riley is his real son, Caleb,” he says, his voice low and steady.

“No matter how much the guy hated Aurora, her father never really harmed Riley. They had a bond, you know? But still…” He pauses, lifting his hand as if weighing something. “I’ll inform the pack healer through the mind link. Better to be sure than to leave any room for doubt.”

I nod, a sense of unease settling in my stomach. My mind drifts back to the larger issue–Aurora. The truth about her birth has finally come out, and it’s not. something I’m sure how to handle. Caroline, standing by my side, must be thinking the same thing because I feel her hand on mine, a silent reassurance, but the fear in her eyes says it all.

“I don’t know how we’re going to break this to her, Caleb,” Caroline whispers, her voice tight. “How do we tell her that everything she knew, everything she believed about herself, was a lie?”

I swallow hard, the weight of the situation pressing down on me. “I don’t know,” I admit, my voice shaking. “I mean, do we even tell her? Should we keep it a secret for a while? Let her live in the world she’s known?”

Caroline shakes her head. “It’s not our secret to keep. She deserves to know the truth. But… it’s going to break her.”

I rub my face, feeling the exhaustion settle into my bones. “I hate this. I hate that it’s come to this. Everything’s changed now, and we don’t even know what the hell to do next.” I take a deep breath, trying to calm the storm of thoughts in my head. “I just–I don’t know how to protect her from this.”

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