Chapter 27: He Knows
(Aria's POV)
"You knew I have weak seed and can't sire pups, right?"
Alexander's question hit me like a physical blow. My breath caught in my throat as I gripped the phone tighter, my knuckles turning white.
How? How could he possibly know?
For three years, I'd carefully hidden this truth from him. Three years of protecting his Alpha pride, of enduring Richard Reed's snide comments about my supposed infertility, of shouldering the blame.
My silence must have confirmed his suspicion.
"So you really knew." Alexander's voice came through the phone, low and hoarse, tinged with betrayal.
I pursed my lips, my mind racing to formulate a response. What could I possibly say? Once, I had done everything in my power to conceal his condition from him, fearing how d
