Hiding the Alpha's Twins: His Wolfless Luna
Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Chapter 41

Samantha’s POV

“Your daughter kidnapped my children,” I snapped at him, disregarding any respect for whoever he was in this pack. “That’s what’s going on.”

Richard’s eyes darted to Olivia, whose carefully composed mask faltered for just a second before she straightened. He ignored her and addressed Dominic instead, his tone shifting to something smoother, almost rehearsed and reverent.

“Alpha Dominic,” Richard began, his tone oozing with false diplomacy, “I’m sure this is just a misunderstanding. Olivia was not trying to harm anyone. She was only doing what she thought was best for the children.”

“What she thought was best?” I repeated. “She had no right to take them from me! What kind of twisted logic are you trying to sell here?”

Richard raised a hand as if to calm me, but it only stoked the fire in my chest. “Samantha, let’s not forget that Olivia and I have already proven our loyalty to your children once. Do you recall the Summit? When Devon and Diana wandered off? Who found them? Who brought them back safely to you?”

I froze. The twins had been missing for hours, and I had been on the verge of losing my mind with worry. Richard and Ethan had been the ones to find them wandering near the road. But that did not justify what Olivia had done now.

“That has nothing to do with this,” I hissed.

“It has everything to do with this,” Richard countered, stepping closer. “It proves Olivia cares about their safety as much as I do with kids. She has every right to be concerned when she sees their own mother is incapable of keeping them out of harm’s way.”

His words hit me like a slap, and for a moment, I was stunned. But then the anger surged back, stronger than before. “Excuse me?” I said, my voice trembling with fury. “You think I am incapable? I have raised these kids on my own for years. I have protected them, cared for them, and loved them in ways your daughter would not even begin to understand. Don’t you dare question my ability to be their mother!”

Richard did not back down. “And yet, they managed to slip away from you before, didn’t they? Wandering alone, on dangerous roads. If it were not for us, who knows what could have happened to them?”

“That doesn’t give Olivia the right to take them from me now!” I shot back.

“She did not take them,” Richard insisted, his voice calm but condescending. “She was looking out for them. She was worried about their safety, something a good mother should be able to manage on her own.”

I wanted to scream, to lash out, but I forced myself to stay composed for the twins who remained silent behind me.

“Looking out for them?” I repeated coldly. “Is that what you call it? She came into my home, without my knowledge or permission, and took my children. That is not a concern. That’s kidnapping!”

“She wasn’t acting maliciously,” Richard said, dismissing me with a wave of his hand. “She was just worried—”

“Worried?” I barked. “Don’t stand there and try to paint your daughter as some kind of hero. Olivia does not care about my kids. This was about her trying to insert herself into my life again. She’s obsessed, and I will not let her use my children as pawns in whatever twisted game she is playing!”

“Samantha,” Olivia interjected. “I was just trying to help. You are blowing this out of proportion—”

“Help?” I cut her off, turning to glare at her. “You call this helping? You took my children without my consent. You have no idea the kind of panic and fear I felt, thinking something horrible had happened to them. And now you stand here, trying to justify it?”

“I was worried about them,” Olivia insisted. “You’re always so busy, Samantha. Maybe if you actually paid attention to what they needed—”

“Don’t you dare,” I snarled. “Don’t you dare stand there and act like you care more about my children than I do. I have sacrificed everything for them — everything. What have you done, Olivia? You think you can just swoop in and play the savior? You are nothing but a self-serving, conniving snake who doesn’t know the first thing about being a parent!”

“That’s enough,” Richard said, stepping between us. “Samantha, I suggest you watch your tone. Olivia was only trying to do what you couldn’t and that is to protect your children.”

I laughed bitterly. “Protect them? From what? From me? The only person they needed protection from today was her!”

Richard opened his mouth to respond, but I raised a hand, cutting him off. “I don’t care what excuses you or your daughter come up with. What she did was wrong. She crossed a line, and if she ever comes near my children again, I swear—” I turned to Olivia, my eyes blazing with fury. “I will make you regret it.”

Olivia’s lips parted as if to respond, but the look in my eyes stopped her. She glanced at Dominic, as if she was expecting him to help her, but he remained silent.

I turned to Richard one last time as I warned, “Tell your daughter to stay out of my life. Tell her to stay away from my children. If she doesn’t, I won’t be so forgiving next time.”

With that, I held the twins’ hands and marched toward the door. Dominic stayed back for a few seconds, and I thought he was going to console Olivia, but as I stepped out of the door, I heard the threat he spat on her, a punishment for her actions, and I was glad that he sided with me this time. And if I remember it correctly, this was the first time he actually believed me, and took my side instead of Olivia’s.

Dominic followed us out afterward but I heard Olivia’s voice stopping him, I did not hear them anymore since I thought he would ignore her and proceed in the driver’s seat. But I was wrong when he actually went back inside the house.