Chapter 54

Paige’s POV "Noah, w-we had twins." I couldn't read the expression on his face as the words left my mouth. My heart raced as I swallowed hard, watching his reaction. He just stood there, looking down at me, completely tongue-tied. I squeezed my eyes closed, inhaling the scent of whiskey and cedar that was uniquely his. "Y-You rejected me when you thought I couldn't give you an heir. I was terrified you'd take him away from me, use him to secure your position as Alpha... so I hid the fact that we had twins and... and one of them survived." His hands started trembling until he fell to his knees, his entire body shaking. I cupped my mouth, watching him with tears streaming down my face.Oh, Goddess! What have I done? Scared, I took a step back, but he slowly lifted his arm as he looked up at me, his eyes no longer pure black but rimmed with steel-gray—Ryder, sharing his emotions. "H-Hold me, please..." His voice broke, the Alpha command completely absent from his tone. "Hold me, please." I