Chapter 194

Ardan’s PoV The days after paternity spell left me a wreck. To believe that Evelyn, was not my real daughter. Deep down I knew she wouldn’t be but now that I actually knew the truth and felt like a big mess, I despised myself for this feeling. She was still my daughter, still Serena’s child— our child in every way that one can imagine. However, every time I glanced at her, all I could see was the shadow of Caden teasing me from the other world. I distanced myself from her, angered and guilty. My duties as Alpha did help in distracting me from the torment, yet the moment I was done working, the torment started again. Evelyn noticed. How could she not? She always had those perceptive looks that did not leave anything unnoticed. It did not take her much time before she got the chance to approach and pull me aside to the common area of the pack house. “Dad,” she started firmly, “why have you been avoiding me?“ I attempted to dismiss her complaints using the alibi of being bogged down with