Pregnant and Pureblood: The Alpha Regrets It

Ivan Attridge laughed when he heard my words. "Come on, darling. Now is not the time to joke around. I know you want me all to yourself, but I can't abandon my duty as Alpha of the Moonveil pack.

"I don't care that your bloodline is ordinary, but my family needs the power and prestige that my union will bring."

I shut my mouth and stopped trying to prove who I really was. Everything had happened so suddenly that I struggled to come to terms with it.

Just yesterday, Ivan had been here in this cabin he built for me with his own hands, holding me close.

My vision gradually blurred as an uncomfortable tightness settled in my chest, making it hard for me to speak. "Ivan, are you really going to abandon the pup and me to marry a stranger?"

If he denied it now, we could still live like we always had, sharing a happy life.

No. We could be even happier, because soon we'd have a pup who looked like both of us.

Ivan looked away, his expression conflicted, but he didn't deny what I said. He took my hand and brought it to his lips, kissing it gently.

"Chloe, I won't abandon you and our pup. I'll bring you back to the pack with me. Even if I marry Iris, you and the pup will still be the closest to my heart. I won't let anyone hurt either of you. Trust me, okay?"

My tears finally fell.

Ivan looked at me and sighed. "When we return to the pack, I'll give you a better life than the one you have now."

I pulled my hand free. "No. This is our home."

Ivan frowned and said softly, just as he used to when I was being stubborn. "Don't be stubborn. How are you supposed to live on your own after leaving me?

"I shook off those annoying wolves following me and came here to see you. They keep a close watch on me and won't let me go anywhere until I complete the ceremony with Iris.

"This cabin isn't safe anymore. If they find out about you, they might hurt you and the pup."

I stared at him. "Then why don't you just leave with me? Ivan, we can go anywhere in this world."

Ivan was about to say something when a sudden noise and burst of chaos came from outside. A group of werewolves barged into the cabin.

One of them said, "Ivan, you need to come back with us. You'll have the bonding ceremony with Ms. Webb in three days."

The members of the Moonveil pack looked at me with contempt and disgust when they saw me standing beside Ivan.

"So you're the she-wolf who's been with Ivan all this time? I can tell at a glance your bloodline is impure." The leading wolf sneered. "Ivan, your taste is questionable. If you ask me, someone like her couldn't even hold a candle to Ms. Webb."

I looked at Ivan, dumbfounded, but he didn't even try to speak up for me.

When Ivan's brother, Owen Attridge, realized that Ivan wasn't going to object, he signaled to the people behind him. "Burn this place down. It'd be a damn joke if people found out the new Alpha had lived in a cabin like this."

They set the cabin on fire, reducing to ashes the home Ivan and I had carefully built together over the past five years. The flames mercilessly devoured everything, from the flowers and dining table to the bright, happy smiles in our photos together.

And Ivan just stood beside me and watched it all happen, not even bothering to stop them.

I cried out in despair. "Let me go… My necklace is still inside!"

Ivan had carved that token of our love himself from animal bone on the night we got together.

He quickly wrapped his arms around me, holding me back. "It's fine! All that matters is that you're safe. I'll get you another necklace!"

Just like that, everything from the past five years burned to ashes before my very eyes.

My heart broke as I realized that some things, no matter how much I wished otherwise, would never come back.