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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Alpha Twins’ Regret After Choosing Their Stepmother: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

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Three years after my best friend Cathy and I mated to Alpha twins of the Creek Pack, their stepmother Victoria—the one that the powerful twins truly loved—came back.Cathy and I planned to run away, but the night before our escape, she poisoned herself with wolfsbane. I called her mate Damon, but he didn't believe Cathy was really dead. Tears stung my eyes as I spoke again, my voice hoarse with emotion."Damon, I'm not joking. Cathy... she's really dead. Please, you have to believe me."A contemptuous snort came through the phone. "Is that so? She's really dead? Should I arrange her funeral then, and cry my eyes out?"His sarcasm cut deep, but I persisted. "Damon, please. This isn't a game. She's gone.""Luna Daphne, I call you that, but you don't actually think you're my brother’s Luna, do you? Tell Cathy, stop playing these little tricks."Despite it being summer, I felt cold all over. My hand shook as I gripped the phone tighter.Damon didn't believe Cathy was dead. I should have k

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I clenched my fists, trying to control my heaving chest. "She's not coming back," I said coldly.Damon smiled, but his eyes were ice. "Oh? Has she found another Alpha and doesn't need me anymore?"Even now, after everything, Cathy was still nothing but a disgrace in Damon's eyes. I laughed bitterly, the sound scratching my throat. Three years of devotion, of tears shed in silence, of hopes repeatedly crushed—all worthless. Cathy's love had meant absolutely nothing to him."Damon, if you despise her so much, why don't you just break the mate bond? It'd be better for both of you." My voice hardened. "Or is having someone to torment too enjoyable to give up?"Damon chuckled. "Sounds like she really has found another Alpha."His eyes glowed an eerie green, his wolf close to the surface. One wrong move and he'd tear me apart.I turned away, pushing past him to hurry upstairs. I hadn't come back to argue with these monsters. I just wanted to find out why Cathy had taken the wolfsbane.The C

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Perhaps I had stored up enough disappointment, because when I said the words "break our mate bond," I felt surprisingly calm.Silence surrounded us as I quietly waited for Garrett's answer. He had no reason to refuse. Victoria was back, and after breaking the mate bond with me, he could pursue her without hesitation or guilt. The woman he truly wanted had returned, making me nothing but an inconvenient obstacle."You can't be serious," he finally said, his voice low and controlled. "A mate bond isn't something you break on a whim, Daphne.""This isn't a whim," I replied steadily. "This is three years of neglect coming to its inevitable conclusion."He and his brother Damon had both become powerful Alphas of the pack. They were no longer the lost little wolves they'd been when their father suddenly passed away—those vulnerable boys who needed the support and approval of the pack. Now, they ruled with iron fists, untouchable and unquestionable.They didn't need to worry about explaini

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Damon's voice was hoarse and deep, tinged with accusation. The moonlight streaming through the window cast half his face in shadow, making him look like the predator he truly was."I went to the pack council," he said, his shoulders tense. "They confirmed it. The scent records show she really took wolfsbane."It seemed he had truly investigated and finally believed that Cathy was really dead. The realization hadn't softened him—it had made him more dangerous."Daphne, tell me, why did Cathy take wolfsbane?" His voice cracked slightly on her name. "And what's with the plane ticket to another country? Was she trying to leave me?"I let out a cold laugh, the sound echoing in the silent room. "Not just that."Damon's brows furrowed deeply, the skin between them creasing into deep lines. His usually smiling face was now terrifyingly grim, stripped of all pretense.But I felt no fear. Instead, a sense of bitter satisfaction welled up inside me, dark and vengeful. Let him suffer, I thought. L

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Suddenly, a figure rushed over, shoving Damon away with enough force to make him stagger.Damon stumbled backward, nearly falling to the ground, his usual grace deserting him."Damon, I told you not to lose your temper," Garrett growled, positioning himself between us. "Attacking a Luna is grounds for punishment, even for you."I glanced at the back of the figure standing in front of me, my heart unmoved by his apparent protection. Garrett wasn't defending me—he was maintaining order, protecting the pack's reputation. I meant nothing to him.It wasn't until I caught sight of a petite figure in my peripheral vision that I realized Garrett hadn't come back alone. Of course. His precious Victoria was never far from his side.Victoria gasped dramatically, quickly running to Damon's side, reaching out to help him up with delicate hands. Her dark hair fell forward, partially concealing her face, but not the worried expression she wore like a mask."Damon, are you hurt?" she asked softly, her

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Garrett's eyes narrowed slightly, the air around him growing heavy with tension. His jaw clenched, the muscle twitching beneath his skin as he tightened his grip on my arm."I asked you a question," he growled, his voice dropping to that dangerous Alpha tone that made lesser wolves cower. "What did you do to Damon?"I stared back at him, unflinching. The fear I once felt in his presence had evaporated, leaving only emptiness and contempt.In truth, Garrett wasn't much better than Damon. Our mating was guided by the Moon Goddess, not based on mutual love or choice. The first two years were cordial enough—we respected each other, worked together for the pack, shared a bed without resentment. But these past six months, since Victoria's return, he'd done plenty to hurt me.The neglect, the public humiliation, the cold shoulder—all while he lavished attention on his stepmother. He'd even threatened my family's standing in the pack when I'd questioned their relationship, suggesting my fath

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I looked at him scornfully. "She's dead. Shouldn't you be happy? After all, you hated her so much, looked down on her, spread rumors about her morals and intentions. But Garrett," I stepped closer, my voice dropping to a whisper, "are you really any better than her? At least she loved honestly. What's your excuse?"He flinched as if I'd slapped him, taking a half-step back.The night was dark and heavy around us, the silence broken only by Damon's quiet sobs.The pack house behind me was unusually lively despite the late hour. Word of Cathy's death and my confrontation with the Alpha twins had spread quickly. Lights were on in every window, silhouettes moving back and forth as pack members gossiped and speculated.I could hear Damon's broken sobs and Garrett's low, angry voice as I finally walked through the gates.A grim satisfaction welled up inside me at leaving chaos in my wake. Let them deal with the consequences of their actions for once.I went directly to the pack council to

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Next, a scent item arrived from an unknown source.The item was infused with Garrett and Victoria's scents, mingled with emotions of comfort and intimacy.I could smell Garrett's scent, warm and protective, enveloping Victoria. Her scent carried notes of contentment and a hint of smugness.The scents told a story of Garrett tenderly massaging Victoria's ankle after a minor injury. Every time she whimpered in pain, his scent spiked with concern.After applying healing herbs, Victoria's scent showed she burrowed into Garrett's embrace, her scent a mix of coyness and self-satisfaction.Garrett's scent responded by wrapping protectively around her, his low voice rumbling with comforting words.I examined the scent item dispassionately, then coolly replied to the sender: "If you want him, convince him to sign the mate bond severance ritual papers. I won't interfere."Victoria and the alpha twins had always been close, presenting a picture of motherly love and filial piety to the outside wor

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Garrett sighed softly. "Daphne, Victoria and I are just stepmother and son. Why do you insist on doubting us? All our problems stem from your suspicion."I laughed bitterly. "So, if I had a close friend of the opposite sex, close to my age, and I constantly abandoned you for them, maintaining an uncomfortably close relationship, neglecting you at home, and ignoring all the rumors... as long as I said we were just friends, you'd accept that it's all just your suspicion?""You'd graciously accept them, right?" I continued, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "Oh, and I could even bring them back to our den and have you prepare a bed for them."Garrett's expression froze, his brows furrowing.I let out a cold laugh. "Garrett, it seems you can't accept it either. So why are you trying to convince me to be magnanimous?"The air around us grew thick with tension.After a long moment, Garrett sighed. "So, if I cut off all contact with Victoria, you'd reconsider breaking our mate bond. Is that it?

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