All Chapters of My Alpha’s Remorse Came Too Late: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Aeris' POVI bought two bouquets of white roses and drove to the cemetery. White roses had always been Margaret's favorite because Caius' grandfather had once proposed to her with them.It wasn't hard to find Mira's resting place. It was a beautiful spot. Beside her tombstone stood a sturdy southern magnolia plant. Its creamy white petals gleamed softly in the sunlight. The ground around the grave was spotless. Someone clearly visited her often.I bent down and wiped the dust from the tombstone with my fingertips. The photo etched there showed a sweet little girl of maybe five or six years old. Her cheeks were plump with baby fat, and her hair was tied into two neat little pigtails. She was smiling brightly in the photo.Caius had always felt guilty about losing Mira during a Rogue attack. He constantly blamed himself for failing to protect her. The Everetts never gave up searching for her. Margaret even fainted from grief more than once.But when they finally found Mira, it wasn'

Aeris' POVThe next afternoon at 2:00 pm, I met Logan at a cafe.It had been ten years since I'd last seen him. Back then, he was only 15 or 16 years old. I remembered that he looked tall and lanky. He always spoke softly and seemed kind of malnourished from never having enough to eat at the orphanage. Dad often made excuses to invite him over for dinner.But now, his appearance was completely different. He wore a jacket with sleeves rolled up to reveal his strong forearms. His broad shoulders carried an air of quiet strength. Faint freckles dotted his face. He looked like a true gentleman. When he saw me, he stood and extended his arm to usher me to the seat opposite his."Long time no see, Aeris," he greeted."Long time no see, Logan. You've changed a lot." The words slipped out of my mouth as I sat across from him, unable to look away. He was nothing like the boy I remembered.I was glad. For the first time, I realized that my dad had done some pretty meaningful deeds. He

Aeris' POV"Wait. Let me move my things out first," I said.The moving company I had scheduled was already waiting at the door.I instructed, "Just take the crib from the nursery. Take apart everything else."That room had once carried all the hopes Caius and I had for becoming parents. But now, I couldn't bear to leave it intact in her memory because there was the possibility that Freya's pups would use it someday. That thought alone made me sick.Back in the living room, I stood before a wall filled with memories between Caius and myself. There were photos of us from when we started dating until our honeymoon moments. The largest photo in the center was our mate-bonding ceremonial photo.I was smiling so happily back then, and my eyes sparkled brightly. Caius had an arm around my waist, and he tilted his head toward me with a faint smile gracing his lips.Grace caught sight of it and immediately fumed, "Goddamn bastard! What do you want to do with these photos? We should burn

Caius' POVBy the time I arrived at the bar, Aeris was already gone.I roared furiously, "Find her! I want to know where she is! And where's that darned man in the photo?"One of my men said timidly, "Alpha Caius, I checked all the hotels in the territory. Luna Aeris didn't check in to any of them. Maybe… Maybe she arranged for alternate accommodation beforehand."My annoyance peaked. So Aeris had already planned on leaving in advance. She hadn't told me anything. She had only been waiting to get the money from me.I shut my eyes and issued a command. "Keep searching. I don't care how. Find out where she is."The man whose ear Aeris had touched earlier was brought to me in no time. He had put on a shirt and was shaking like a leaf as he knelt on the floor. "Alpha Caius, I swear we didn't do anything. Please spare me. I'm begging you.""Lift your head."My eyes were icy as I scrutinized the male escorts. The one before me had a plain face and a mediocre body. All these worthle

Aeris' POVEarly the next morning, I went to the hospital alone. When Blake learned I had arrived, he came to see me. "Don't worry, Aeris. You'll get better.""Thank you. You've always stayed by my side, Blake. Because of you, I already feel much better," I said absentmindedly.This was the first time I had truly stepped into the critical care ward, except for when I was visiting Dad. Everyone here was in pain. My ears were filled with their wails.Some had lost their limbs and were curled up in their hospital beds convulsing. Some were undergoing emergency treatment. I saw blood trickling out of a man's mouth. Others had their bodies covered in tubes, lying unconscious just like Dad.The only ones who could walk had lost all their hair. They dragged their IV drip stand along with them slowly down the hallway.Their only shared trait was the suffering in their eyes. I couldn't see any desire or hope for survival in their hollow eyes.In that moment, I realized that maybe it wo