Chapter 138

KAELOS Watching Jessica stand at the gate of my Pack, with a child in her arms who was claimed to be my daughter, was like a nightmare come true. No. It was worse than a nightmare. Because when I looked at that little girl—Elara, Jessica said—I saw features that were too familiar. Eyes shaped like mine. Hair the same color. Even the way she held Jessica's fingers reminded me of photos from my childhood. But that couldn't be. Or could it? The timeline... I tried to remember. Jessica and I broke up two years ago. She left me for Derek. But before that, we were still together for— Oh God. “Kaelos,” Seraphina said softly beside me, her voice filled with pain that broke my heart. “Say something. Tell me this isn't true.” I wanted to. More than anything, I wanted to look into her eyes and say with absolute certainty that the child wasn't mine. But I couldn't. Because I didn't know. “I... I don't know,” I admitted, and saw something die in Seraphina's eyes. She stepped back, her hand unconsci