The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 353

Chapter 353-Ella

“D-duke?” I stutter out, completely overwhelmed by the information, my eyes going wide. “There are dukes? And I had I have an uncle!?”

“I’m sorry,” Henry says, and I can see the guilt written all over his face. “I overlooked this – honestly, no one has heard from him in years – and, considering what we think he was actually getting up to, it makes a great deal of sense that he wanted everyone to believe that.”

“Who,” I say, frantic now, looking between Henry, and Sinclair, and Roger – Cora, I see, looking at me with worried eyes, but I know she doesn’t have any answers – “who is he?”

“Relax, Ella,” Sinclair murmurs to me, leaning close. “It’s all right -”

“It is absolutely not all right -“I snap, not wanting to be mean but completely panicked right now. “My father is dead but I have an uncle? Seriously? And no one told me?”

Henry continues to hang his head, shaking a little, and I instantly feel guilty. It’s not his fault – it’s so complicated, the politics, and why would he tell me about an uncle if he hadn’t spoken to the man in 30 years had genuinely assumed he was dead –

“I’m sorry, Henry,” I say quickly, leaning forward to put a hand on his arm. “I’m so sorry – I’m behaving so poorly – ”

“No, Ella,” Henry says, moving his attention back up to me. “Your reaction is absolutely correct. I have failed you in this.” His eyes shift to Sinclair now. And you, son.”

does no one any good. No one blames you, dad and Ella, you don’t have anything to apologize for.

a little squeeze to let him know I don’t blame him for any of it, and that I love him dearly and am grateful for him every day. At least, I

the disruption and wanting all of the information on the table now so that we can decide to do something, instead of

way, Xander was recognized, but he was never the favored son. That is why

I’m shocked to find a smile on my mouth as he delicately raises his brows, looking up at the ceiling. “I mean, some of us think that

to get him to stop, I grin at my

was never a popular figure in politics – he was always fringe, always very much the King’s sullen brother

perhaps… the

I ask, confused

never a contender for the throne when his brother died but he coveted it anyway

whisper, sitting back against my chair. “To – to reclaim the throne. To keep it…in

baby, the grandson of a King. The nephew of

from Rafe being born? The man who intends to kidnap

name since I was a child – I, too, thought he died in quiet obscurity. He’s taken great pains, I

eyes and gathering my thoughts, “is the assumption that we’re making here that Xander wanted

Reina told Xavier about you on his deathbed he must have found a way, somehow,

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