#Chapter 34: Alpha’s Heir

Iris The following day, I wake to the sensation of warm sunlight splashing across my skin. A familiar scent, one that I’ve long forgotten and can’t quite put a name to, wafts through the cozy room, causing a small smile to spread across my face as I stir. Home. I’m home. For a moment, I forget that I left this place for five years. For a moment, I think that no time has passed at all, that it’s the morning all those years ago when I found out I was pregnant. Before everything happened. It was all just a bad dream. But then reality returns, as it always does, and my smile fades. I’m home, but not really. It’s not my home anymore. And if I don’t find a lawyer soon, I might be forced to stay here or else wind up in prison. Arthur is apparently already at work for the day, which is a relief. I make a quick breakfast for myself and Miles in the kitchen, trying not to focus on how familiar everything is and how I know exactly where the bowls, silverware, m