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Chapter Eighty-Eight: Cassiel Aldric
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Once His Mate, Now His Regret Chapter One Hundred and Two: Matthias Crowe
I caved a few minutes later and called my father.I didn’t expect him to answer. Honestly, I’d half-hoped he wouldn’t. But he did—and when his voice came through the line, it was clipped and irritated.“Hello? Who is this?”He was annoyed. Not confused. Not curious. Just bothered. Which told me everything I needed to know. He must’ve been on his phone already, probably reading or scrolling, and answered out of reflex. If he’d known it was me, he would’ve ignored it. “It’s me. Dad.”There was silence on the other end, heavy and cold. I could almost hear him calculating whether this was worth his time.“…Matthias,” he finally said, voice as flat as stone. “What is it?”I swallowed hard. I didn’t even know how to begin. “I… I need your advice. On something.”His response was immediate and dismissive. “Talk to your new wife. Or your grandmother since those are the only people you care about.”I rushed the next words before he could hang up. “Please—please don’t. Just… don’t hang up. I ne
Once His Mate, Now His Regret Chapter One Hundred and One: Matthias Crowe
Nerissa was tense for the rest of the day after I returned from work that evening. She didn’t speak to me—just gave me clipped glances and slammed a few doors louder than necessary. I didn’t care. I couldn’t even bring myself to acknowledge her presence. Not when my mind was so full of Aurielle. Everything about her was starting to come back to me in vivid clarity, like someone had finally cleaned the dust off a long-forgotten mirror.Except this time, I wasn’t seeing our relationship through the lens I used to.I was seeing it for what it really was.And what I found… was disturbing.I was abusive.Not just emotionally distant. Not just cold. I hurt her physically and didn’t feel much guilt about it. I see it now, and I can barely stand myself for it. How could I justify choking out Aurielle? Grabbing her wrist too tightly?Aurielle had been right. She never gave me any real reason to doubt her. She never tried to manipulate me, never once acted out of character—at least not in the w
Once His Mate, Now His Regret Chapter One Hundred: Aurielle DuVall
I sat in stunned silence, trying to process what Cassiel had just said.He asked me to give him a chance... to pursue me?To turn our quiet, consistent friendship into something more?I blinked, struggling to wrap my head around it. My thoughts buzzed too fast to catch. I wasn’t even sure I’d heard him right.I mean it’s... Cassiel?I opened my mouth, searching for words, but all that came out was, “But…”He cut in gently. “I know—you’re surprised.” His tone was steady but soft, like he was carefully walking the line between vulnerability and patience. “But, Aurielle, just think about it. I’ve been your friend for the past two months. I haven’t pushed. I haven’t tried anything. If you say no, I’ll respect your boundary. I value you in my life, as a friend or more.”I looked at him—really looked—and gave him a small smile. Because I already knew he meant it. I never once felt uncomfortable with him, never once felt like he was waiting for me to break. And even now, even as he admitted
Once His Mate, Now His Regret Chapter Ninety-Nine: Aurielle DuVall
I stayed silent for a long moment, trying to organize the tangled mess of thoughts spiraling in my head. My heart was racing—an erratic, fluttering rhythm that made it hard to breathe. I didn’t know what to say. I felt too much, and nothing was settling.“Aurielle,” Cassiel’s voice came softly through the phone, careful, probing, “do you see me differently now?”The question hit something raw inside me.I opened my mouth, but the words caught in my throat. I closed it again, blinking hard, then forced something out. “N-no... I’m just...” I let out a soft breath, pressing my palm to my forehead. “I’m in my head.” That was the truth. I feel ridiculous for how desperate I was with Matthias, only to find that the one thing I used as my lifeline wasn’t even real.Because, of course, he would never save me.A pause. Then his voice dropped to a warm murmur, “Hmm... then, a moment please.”The line went dead.I pulled the phone away from my ear and stared at it, confused. He hung up? Was he u
Once His Mate, Now His Regret Chapter Ninety-Eight: Aurielle DuVall
I returned to the hotel long after the sky had gone dark.The hallway was silent, the kind of heavy, echoing quiet that made even the turn of my key in the lock sound too loud. I stepped inside, flicked on the light, and exhaled a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding all day.Everything in me felt tight.My temples throbbed, and my thoughts—it was like trying to contain a raging flood with my bare hands. No matter how hard I tried to push them down, they kept rising, threatening to drown me in the day's memories.I took a cold shower.I let the water run over me, hoping it would shock some of the stress out of my body. Maybe slow my racing thoughts. But it didn’t. It just made me shiver.When I stepped out, I didn’t even bother drying my hair properly. I pulled on an oversized T-shirt and started pacing the room, rubbing at the back of my neck, trying to think, trying not to think.I already knew I wasn’t going to sleep tonight.Not again.Which was dangerous. I couldn’t go anothe
Once His Mate, Now His Regret Chapter Ninety-Seven: Aurielle DuVall
I had to shove all my questions, all the tangled thoughts clawing for space in my mind, to the very back of my consciousness. If I gave them room now, they’d consume me.Right now, I have a job to do.My focus—however fragile—needed to be on checking the foundations, reviewing their structure once again, and mapping out a teaching chart for the new people replacing me. I needed to outline what they’d need to know, what duties fell under each role, and how we could streamline tasks across similar nonprofits. Simple. Practical. Clean.I told myself that over and over again as I made my way to one of the community buildings.But the moment I saw him, all of that fragile resolve started to crack.Matthias.He was walking out of the building, sleeves rolled to his elbows, talking to someone, then his eyes landed on me.My stomach tightened.Just the sight of him made something sour rise in the back of my throat. Honestly, I wasn’t prepared to ever see him again. Not if I could help it. We
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