Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama-Chapter 200: Alarm bells

Selene POV

Alarm bells went off in my head when I saw Maeve and Vina in front of Nora. They looked dirty and their hair was a mess. I didn’t know if these were my kids or a cloned version of them.

"I know you’ll be surprised but you’re too calm. I thought you’d be raining fire or brimstone seeing that the girls are with me. C’mon Selene... aren’t you surprised? I deserve some credit for my cleverness, right?"

I pulled myself together, trying to fight the fear that had crept into my heart as I faced her. "I don’t know where you got these clones that look like my children but you can’t fool me because they’re with their father and I know Xavier would not...".

"Mummy..." Vina sobbed "It’s truly us. Some men came and took us away when daddy wasn’t looking. It’s not his fault,".

"Yes!" Nora added "Xavier is not an attentive father. A lot has been happening down there if you must know and he got a little carried away. The girls got lost and somehow, they ended up in my care and honestly, I wish it didn’t have to get to this but you’re stubborn, Selene and to go against you, one must be twice as stubborn too,".

"Fine!" I said vehemently as panic coursed through my body. I couldn’t believe that the girls had gone missing and Xavier didn’t tell me. "What do you want from me?" fгeewebnovёl.com

"Pack your rags and leave the pack house, drop your resignation and Luna and sign the divorce papers that will put an end to you and Noah’s union. In return, I’ll give you cash compensation and the girls of course but if you insist on holding on, then the girls stay with me and...".

"Okay!" I interrupted her "Fine, I’ll leave and do whatever you want me to do. Just let the girls go and honestly, you’re a big disappointment to motherhood. They’re your grandchildren Nora. I can’t believe you’re using them as a bargaining chip,".

"You forced my hand," she shrugged and turned to the men behind her, collecting a file that one of them held which she tossed at me.

When I opened the file, it had my divorce papers and resignation from the office of the Luna. Without thinking too much of it, I picked up the pen in the file and scribbled my signature on the parts meant for me then passed it to Nora who inspected it, satisfied, she nodded to the men to release the girls.

Instead of Maeve running towards me, she ran towards Nora, her eyes red with fury and a knife in her hands. Before I had time to react, she caught Nora on her leg, slashing her with the knife. Nora hissed with pain and dragged Maeve by the hair, pulling her up.

"You brat! How dare you attack me?"

"I’m so sorry, Nora," I begged "She’s a child and she’s just angry. She didn’t mean to do it. Please... I beg you, forgive her. Please...".

"Did you ask her to do this?" she questioned with a glare "Because there’s no way a little child could be as brazen as her,".

"I know," I nodded "Please... just let her go this once. You also need to see a doctor for that," I pointed to her clothes already soaking red with blood. She lets Maeve go and she falls to the ground. I hurried to her, lifting her from the ground noting that she was bleeding from the side of the mouth.

"I’m so sorry, my darling," I tried to soothe her but she wriggled out of my hand, the rage was still in her eyes.

"Take them and look up in the dungeon. A few days there will teach that little menace how to behave to someone older than her at least,".

"Nora, please..." Tears were streaming down my face "If you won’t do it for me at least for Xavier. You cannot lock the girls up in the dungeon. They’re still babies and they cannot survive a few hours there. We’ll pack our things and leave tonight,".

I noticed that the pack guards were hesitating so I pressed further. "They’re still your grandkids. Please...".

"Are you all deaf?" she turned to the pack guards "Take them away now! If she’s old enough to wield a knife... she should be strong enough to stay in the dungeon for a few nights,".

The pack guards reached for me and Vina while two of them went after Maeve who was slashing wildly fighting the guards. Vina started crying, the guards were able to get hold of Maeve and knocked the knife from her hand. She started screaming... her piercing cries piercing into my heart as they dragged us toward the dungeon.

My heart broke into two when we got there and they threw us inside the dungeon closing the heavy doors. I was broken. I didn’t know what to do or how to console my children. Maeve was running around the close banging on the door and screaming at the top of her lungs while Vina curled beside me, still sobbing.

A few minutes later, Maeve spent from her energy-burning exercise, found her way to where I was and collapsed on my body, sobbing. I put a protective hand around her shoulders trying to console her.

We stayed there for a few minutes... I couldn’t think... my mind was blank... nothing was coming to my mind... no insight on how to get out of this mess. I just sat there quietly until I heard scattered murmurs coming from one end of the hall. Someone was marching towards us no doubt. Raising myself, I turned to the door, expectant.

Just as I guessed, the marching feet stopped in front of us and turned on a light. I covered my eyes from the harsh glare until it was bearable. "Who is that?" I asked.

"It’s Reid!" he replied. "I’m so sorry, Luna... I didn’t realize that Nora would stoop this low. I am trying to secure your release, okay?"

"What of Noah, Reid?" I sobbed "How is he doing? Is he awake yet? Nora wants me to leave and the only reason I ended up here is for the kids. I need to know that he’s doing fast and well, I miss him so much,".

"He’s going to be fine, Selene... I promise," Reid sighed "I know you must be terrified but you should listen to me and go while you still have the chance. You have no idea what was planned for you but thankfully, the Grand Lycan is insisting that they should let you go. Nora is currently out of it now. I wouldn’t want to do anything to make her more agitated,".

"More agitated?" I snapped "You all know that this is wrong. The girls do not deserve to be here. Fine, take them out at least. They can’t stay a night in this shit hole,".

"I’m on it," he sighed "Pray that the Grand Lycan picks up his calls or sends representatives," Reid said and began to pace the corridor. When the Grand Lycan picks up, he goes to a corner of the corridor and takes the call.

A few seconds later, he returned with a relieved look on his face. "The Grand Lycan is on his way here, hang in tight.

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Four hours later... it was way past midnight and the girls had finally quietened and had fallen asleep. Reid left to go overseas something and I heard the doors to the dungeon open. Immediately, I smelt out the Grand Lycan and a few pack elders. When they came to stand at the gate of where we were, I could see amusement in the eyes of the rest of the elders but the Grand Lycan looked genuinely concerned.

Immediately, he ordered for the door of the dungeon to be opened. As soon as it opened, he stepped inside and lent me a hand which I brushed picking the girls up instead. Walking past him with the girls on my shoulders, I could feel him following from behind.

"I apologize for dealing but I had other pressing matters to attend to and I just had time now since that time,".

"So convenient for you to show up whenever you want to. It’s so unfair that I am being maltreated for nothing. I was going to take my things and leave quietly but your daughter has pushed me to the walls too. I won’t leave without a fight,".

"Don’t be stubborn, Selene," the Grand Lycan said quietly "Whenever Nora gets like this, it becomes difficult to control her and as much as we’re not friends, I wouldn’t want you to suffer unjustly, so I beg you in the name of the moon, just take your things and leave the pack at the first light of dawn,".

"Not without a legal process," I said. "Before I leave, you must prove it and until I am found guilty then it means repeated trips to the dungeon and maybe death because I will go nowhere. So, tell your mentally disturbed child to come out and play and just so you know, the documents I sighed were a bluff,".