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Sixty-One

Author: Amber Rose
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-07 22:30:42

MONICA.

I run. Fast. As fast as my legs can go. Not losing pace even when it feels like my feet are floating, not anchored to anything but the darkness wrapped around me. Thick and cloying, like the first spouts of smoke rising into the air after a fire breaks out.

Roman’s hand is still in mine, and only then do I realize that my grip might be slipping up. His hand is way too huge for mine, my fingers straining as an intense tugging sensation takes ahold of me.

But just when I start to think that I’m going to throw up, it stops.

My feet find solid ground once more, the roar of an active city rising around me. I open my eyes, blinking away the last remnants of the darkness, to find New York before me.

The sound and the lights used to be my indicators of home. Whenever I went to a place that was a little more quiet than the rest of the city, I started to miss it. It was an anchor to familiarity.

However, it feels foreign to me now. Aggressive. I’ve gotten used to the peaceful quiet of T
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  • His Regret: The Alpha King Wants Me Now   Sixty-One

    MONICA.I run. Fast. As fast as my legs can go. Not losing pace even when it feels like my feet are floating, not anchored to anything but the darkness wrapped around me. Thick and cloying, like the first spouts of smoke rising into the air after a fire breaks out.Roman’s hand is still in mine, and only then do I realize that my grip might be slipping up. His hand is way too huge for mine, my fingers straining as an intense tugging sensation takes ahold of me.But just when I start to think that I’m going to throw up, it stops.My feet find solid ground once more, the roar of an active city rising around me. I open my eyes, blinking away the last remnants of the darkness, to find New York before me.The sound and the lights used to be my indicators of home. Whenever I went to a place that was a little more quiet than the rest of the city, I started to miss it. It was an anchor to familiarity.However, it feels foreign to me now. Aggressive. I’ve gotten used to the peaceful quiet of T

  • His Regret: The Alpha King Wants Me Now   Sixty

    MONICA.I take a step back, my heart beating in my ears. My mouth is dry, like it's filled up with sand. The river rushes behind me, and soon enough I can feel it soaking up the back of my dress. The currents are getting stronger, the water getting higher. Soon enough, the riverbank will disappear.Yet the wolf continues to advance towards me, growling deep in its belly. It's so huge that the sound makes vibrations on the ground, making my chest hum.Its eyes glint in the fading light of the afternoon, sharp and intelligent. I open my mouth, knowing that it would understand every word I speak to it.But looking more closely at it makes me realize that its coat isn't entirely dark. There's a mark on its forehead, a golden crescent moon.And it seems to be beckoning me to touch it.I lift my hand, reaching out to touch the mark. The fur of the beast is surprisingly soft. I find myself relaxing, assured by a strange energy that says I won't be harmed here."Who are you?" I whisper, but s

  • His Regret: The Alpha King Wants Me Now   Fifty-Nine

    MONICA.“Where’s Padma?” I ask, trying to get past the doors of Roman’s chambers. But the guards are all blocking me, pushing the door to my face. “Hey! I’m not supposed to be locked in here anymore! Let me out!”The guards don’t listen. They just add more resistance to their push until it feels like I’m going to get thrown back if I try harder. I want to call for Roman, to scream his name, but after what’s been said, I don’t think I can do that.I’m not seething from the fight anymore. I’m just… struggling with a different feeling. Shame. Regret. Utter stupidity.If there was someone I could trust here, it would be Roman. Not Hyden. I should have planted it deep in my mind, the fact that he’s not stupid. Of course he noticed all those things about me. Of course he added them up and came to a conclusion.And yet he never did anything to hurt me.He was ready to kill anyone who ever dared cross me, and I doubted him in return.“Stupid,” I whisper to myself, wanting to slam my head agai

  • His Regret: The Alpha King Wants Me Now   Fifty-Eight

    ROMAN.Denial washes over me like a giant wave, flattening me on the edge of the ocean. I turn to Padma and she slowly lifts her gaze towards mine like she’s asking for help.And I want to give it to her. I know how the poison feels and it’s genuinely the most painful thing I have experienced, but right now all I can do is look back at her. My mind is actively denying the possible facts.But August isn’t shying away from them.“I don’t mean to blame your mate, you know that,” he starts to say. “But Padma hasn’t been anywhere outside even the palace. As soon as she woke up and got dressed, she immediately tried to look for Monica. She wasn’t anywhere close to you when you were poisoned either. The only connection is Monica.”Padma tries to shake her head, but the pain only makes her wince. August puts a hand on her forehead, steadying her. “She couldn’t have done this. She has no capacity to do this. Please, don’t punish her for something out of her control….”“I won’t do that,” I just

  • His Regret: The Alpha King Wants Me Now   Fifty-Seven

    ROMAN.The rage in my chest can burn a hole through anything, and right now all I want is to get away from Monica so I stop saying things that I will regret.Because I already regret the last thing I said.I distance myself from my chambers, running out of the palace. At first I debate just going to the garden to cool off and come back to apologize to Monica, but now I know what I need to do.I run into the woods, straight to the clearing where I know Hyden’s greenhouse is.And as I expected, he’s there.The scent of the oils he’s brewing fills the air, even as I stand in front of the door. I don’t care for formality anymore, so I kick it down right off its hinges, watching it land on the ground. Hyden is bent over a table, surprised to see me, and I take that as my chance to advance towards him.This time, I don’t hesitate. I grab him by the collar and lift him off his wheelchair.“What did you tell Monica? What lies have you been feeding her?”“What?” He blinks innocently, trying to

  • His Regret: The Alpha King Wants Me Now   Fifty-Six

    MONICA.Panic seizes my heart like a fist, clamping over it so hard that for a moment I feel like I’m not alive. I wipe the liquid on the hem of my dress, and the stain comes away like dried blood.I stare at my hand, waiting for the black to disappear. Hyden just watches me, calm, as though he already knew this long before. It’s fading now as I wipe my hand on my skirt over and over, but I can still see traces of it.“Maybe there’s a different way to confirm,” I stammer. “That can’t be the only way. And that can’t be the most accurate.”“Unfortunately, that’s the most accurate test that I have,” Hyden says, his voice low. To my surprise, he reaches for me with his good hand. “Don’t worry. I’m not going to tell my brother anything. We can keep that a secret until we figure out what we need to do.”I just nod, but everything inside me is starting to wither away.What will Roman do if he finds out? I mean, he already hears whispers every now and then. He knows about the healing thing. W

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