Kids From One Alpha” By Selena Lynch Chapter 90

Chapter 90: Will Things be Different?

Serena had fallen silent. Logan watched the trees thin out into open space again. They were back on

the main, paved road. The car stopped bouncing around like it had been on the dirt road. From the

corner of his eye, he saw Serena relax slightly, but she was facing away from him.

It was a few more minutes before he heard a sound come from her. It was a sniffle, like she was crying.

Slowing the car down, Logan pulled over so he could look at her better. She wasn’t actively crying, but

her eyes were red, and she sniffled again. “Serena what’s wrong?” he asked, putting the car in park.

Serena shook her head. “Y–you’re not going to be different around them, are you?” she asked in a

quiet voice. Logan’s heart nearly broke in his chest! He couldn’t believe Serena would even think that.

Instinctively, he wanted to get angry, but he could see how upset she really was, so he remained calm.

“No, I’m not going to be different around them,” he assured. Serena nodded. “I don’t think I could stand

that,” she said in a soft whisper, bringing a hand to her heart. “They love you so much and if…one of

my biggest fears was you pulling away from them.”

Logan shook his head again, his heart clenching in his chest. “That won’t happen,” he said. “I promise

that won’t happen. I love them too. I loved them before I knew all of this.” He held his arms out.

Slowly, Serena turned to look at him. She nodded. “Thank you,” she said. “You can be mad at me all

you want, you can rage at me, yell at me, whatever, but please don’t be mad at them. None of this is

their fault.” Logan sighed.

“I’m not about to blame them for anything or hold anything against them,” he said. “They are good kids,

and honestly, I couldn’t have asked for anyone to raise them any better in my absence.”

Serena gave a weak smile. “You’re going to be a great dad, Logan,” she said. “Just… not to my kids…

our kids.” Logan looked out the windshield. It bothered him to know he’d never actually be a father to

the twins. He found that he wanted to be their father more than he wanted to be the father to Holly’s

unborn child! It was clearer to him now. His concerns about being a father had nothing to do with the

baby and everything to do with who the mother was. When he thought about it like that, he looked back

at Serena.

Chapter 90. Will Things be Different? “If things were different…” he trialed off. What could he possible

say? If things were different, he’d want to be a family with her and the twins? If things were different,

he’d want to be her mate?

Things weren’t different, though. Saying any of that would only make things worse. “Things aren’t

different, Logan,” Serena said firmly. She had gone back to looking out the passenger-side window. “I

know,” he said with a heavy sigh. He started the car again and pulled back onto the road slowly

Serena seemed more relaxed now that he had assured her that she didn’t have to worry about how he

would treat her kids. He had never blamed them or faulted them through any of his anger or rage.

They’d always just been a light in the back of his mind, fluttering in his heart.

“If you need anything,” Logan added. “You know, someone to watch the kids, anything for them, money,

support, whatever…” he trailed off again. “I’ve provided for them on my own their whole lives,” Serena

said bitterly. “I know,” Logan said. “But you shouldn’t have had to, and you shouldn’t keep having to

going forward. I’ve got means, my mother will want to be involved. You have family in Night Sky too,

now.” “Thank you,” Serena said. “That’s…I appreciate that.” He looked sideways to see her smile. From

the ghost of a reflection he could see in the window, her eyes weren’t red anymore.

The drove in silence for a while. Now that he was actually paying attention to the speed limit, the drive

back to the house was a lot slower. He almost wanted to prolong the one-on-one time he had with

Serena. Once they were back at Night Sky, things would be very different. Logan couldn’t fool himself

into thinking otherwise. He could no longer claim that his interest in her and the kids was because he

was Alpha. He had decided to tell his mother, but he still hadn’t figured out if he should tell Holly. She

had the right to know, since they were going to be parents together. Any other children from his past

should be known to the current mother of his child. Logan shook his head. He had no idea how he was

going to attempt to bring that up with Holly She was so easily distressed these days, and Logan didn’t

want her to get so upset that she lost the baby. He thought back to the bloodwork again. “I can’t get

Holly to submit to more bloodwork,” Logan said. “Is there anything else i can do that would help sort out

the problem?” Serena finally looked at him.

Her eyes were curious. “You want to talk about this now?” she asked. Logan shrugged. “I don’t see why

not,” he said. Serena nodded.

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Chapter 90: Will Things be Different?

“I’d start with an ‘at home’ pregnancy test,” she advised. “The only reason she would resist getting her

bloodwork done again is because she’s hiding something. Since the pregnancy is really the only thing

she has going for her…” Serena trailed off. “You think she’s lying about it?” Logan asked, brow

creasing. Serena shrugged. “I think confirming it is the first step in figuring out what she’s trying to

hide,” she clarified “Alright, then I guess that is where I start,” Logan said. Forcing Holly to take a

pregnancy test would tell her that he didn’t trust her. It would tell her that he was siding with Serena on

the bloodwork question. Holly would definitely be furious, but Logan needed to know. “What could she

be hiding?” he asked. He had no idea what a blood panel would show.

“She could be hiding whether or not she is pregnant,” Serena said. “She could be hiding the paternity of

the baby, she could be hiding if there is anything wrong with the fetus – genetic testing and other birth

defects – there are a lot of possibilities. Some don’t even relate to the baby.”

“Like what?” Logan asked. “Like her own health problems. She could have a chronic illness, deficiency,

or disease she doesn’t want anyone to know about.” she trailed off. “I don’t want to speculate. It seems

odd to happen so close to her declaring she is pregnant, so I’m guessing it has something to do with

that.” “Fair enough,” Logan said with a nod. “Thank you for your medical opinion.” Serena gave a dry

chuckle. “Yes, my medical opinion that is so valued, you have to accuse me of falsifying reports,” she

said with a sarcastic sigh.

“Yea, that was a bad move on my part,” Logan admitted. “I know you’re a great doctor, and I know that

you have integrity.” “Um…thank you for telling me what I already know about myself,” she said. Logan

sighed. He wasn’t going to get anywhere with her today. She was still upset. Logan didn’t blame her.

He’d acted like an animal, again.

He was still pretty upset too, about the secrecy. At least, he had gotten his answers. Serena had just

had to endure his temper tantrum. They’d get through it. Logan was going to make sure they got

through it. He was determined to make amends and become friends with Serena. If only for the sake of

the twins. It was necessary for them to be partners in parenting, and that meant they had to be on

friendly terms. He didn’t want to push Serena too much, though. He worried she might pull up stakes in

Night Sky and return to Starseeker to be closer to her family.

They pulled into the driveway. Loqan stopped the car. He could see the twins plavina

in the backyard still. Santino was sitting on the front porch, watching the car with a scowl on his face.

Logan would have to make this up to Serena’s family too.

“Serena,” he said, turning towards her. Serena was slow to look at him.

“Yes?” she asked.

“I promise you, this doesn’t change how I feel about the twins. If anything, it only makes me love them

more,” he said. “I will do whatever I can to make the rest up to you, but you don’t have to worry about

how I am with them.”

Serena gave a sharp nod. “Ready to do this?” he asked, raising an eyebrow at her.

“Not in the slightest,” Serena said reaching for the car door handle.