Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama-Chapter 265: Newfound revelation...

Selene POV

Noah winced, the sting of her words hitting harder than any physical blow. He knew he deserved it—knew that nothing he could say would undo the damage. But he had to try, had to make me understand how powerless he’d felt in that moment. "Selene, it wasn’t like that," he began, his voice breaking with emotion. "I was... I was tricked. Everything felt so real, every touch, every—"

"Stop," I interrupted, my voice shaking. I didn’t want to hear the details; it hurt enough just knowing. I turned away again, focusing on the window as I blinked back the tears threatening to spill over. I didn’t want to cry, not now, not in front of him. "I just don’t understand how you could be so blind, Noah."

Noah ran a hand through his hair, frustration bubbling inside him. "I wish I could take it back," he said desperately. "I wish I could go back and stop it from happening, but I can’t. I hate myself for this, Selene. More than you could ever hate me."

I squeezed my eyes shut, willing myself to stay composed. I didn’t hate him, not really. But I couldn’t deny the anger burning inside me, the feeling of betrayal that I couldn’t shake. I had fought so many battles and endured so much, and this—this felt like a wound I hadn’t been prepared to face. "I know you’re sorry," I finally said, my voice quieter, tinged with exhaustion. "But sorry doesn’t change what happened."

Noah stood up, crossing the room to stand beside me. He reached out, his hand hovering over my shoulder as if afraid to touch me. "I don’t expect you to forgive me right away," he said softly. "I just want you to know that I love you. That hasn’t changed."

I glanced at him, my eyes searching his face for answers I wasn’t sure he could give. There was pain there, mirrored in his expression, but there was also something deeper—an unspoken promise that he was still the man I had chosen, flaws and all. "I need time," I said finally, my voice steady but distant. "To process this. To figure out where we go from here."

Noah nodded; his heart heavy but grateful for even the smallest sliver of hope. "Take all the time you need," he said. "I’ll be here. And I’ll do whatever it takes to make this right."

I didn’t respond. I turned back to the window, my mind racing with thoughts I couldn’t yet untangle. I knew that this was far from over—that the wounds would take time to heal. But for now, I just needed space—to breathe, to think, and to find my way back to myself.

The memory of the night I spent with Kragen, teased into my memory... since we were confessing to each other, surely he would understand that I too was overcome with emotions and had allowed Kragen to touch me the way he wanted.

But knowing who Noah was, he would never forgive me. Men never forgive sex, no matter what. You could cry and wail and weep all day long, but it always hurt more for them than for us, not that I cared anyway.

He lingered for a moment longer, then quietly left the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

As soon as I was alone, Kragen came back into the room, clearing his throat as if to announce his presence. "You should rest easy Selene," he said flopping on the mattress again, with his hands behind his head "Noah has been cheating on you forever, giving him a taste of his own medicine won’t be bad,". ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

"And you call yourself a god?" I scoffed eyeing him wearily. "Two wrongs do not make a right. Just because he cheated doesn’t mean I should too. I have a sense of decency,".

"That’s always what you say whenever he does that!" Kragen chuckled "The truth is, I don’t understand you people a lot of times. A man finds his mate after searching for a while and then a few months later, he’s ready to give up everything he has worked for years. That’s the craziest shock I had to deal with. Not just with Noah but almost all the Alphas and Lycans are cheating on their spouses every blessed day and it announces the hell out of me,".

"Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be?" I asked cocking my brow at him.

"Of course not!" he sighed "Werewolves should only have one mate a lifetime. This is the law of nature. You remain true to that mate even in death. At least that was what used to happen before but this new generation... wants to copy everything the humans do. So, you should just relax and do what makes you happy because, in the future, Noah will be cheating again,".

"Stop saying that," I fumed. "don’t jinx things for me,"

"I’m not!" Kragen sighed "I’m only telling you the truth as it is. "Even if you were to die tomorrow, he would fuck the next thing available in two days. Maybe Xavier would wait for months but not Noah. Of all the men around you, he’s the sweetest, toughest and would be your bane. You should have stuck to your mate and...".

"That’s enough!" I stopped him "I don’t know if this is the beginning of another newfound revelation on why I shouldn’t have left Xavier. If it is, then I’m genuinely not interested, thank you. Because once it starts, it opens up a can of worms and I’m not ready to deal. Now please, I need to be alone and don’t sneak into my room next time...’>

He rose to his feet, rolling his eyes at me before disappearing out of the room.

Long after he left, I watched the moonlight dance on the walls, my mind drifting to all the ways things had changed. There were no easy answers, no quick fixes. But as I stood there, I knew one thing for certain: whatever happened next, I would not be defined by this moment. I was stronger than that. I always had been.