Semua Bab The Alpha's Regret; Too Late To Claim Me: Bab 51 - Bab 60

Veldana’s PovThe event was finally coming to an end, I sat alone in a corner waiting for Freya. She had snuck to go see Fred because apparently Maurice still wasn’t aware of what they were doing.From the point I sat down I could see the whole hall, most of the guests had gone home. Even Maurice and his fiancée were no longer around, that reminds me. I had also not seen Eldric for a while, and I even thought he had gone home. Then I saw him, he came in through the door, and he was holding flowers.Where had he gotten those?He was smiling at first then his face changed as soon as he saw my gown, he was probably wondering where I had gotten it. His footsteps became slow as he got to the table I sat at, and he dropped the flowers on the table without directly giving them to me. “You look different?” He said softly,“Nice flowers,” I responded to him, I was not trying to digress from what he was saying.“I know, why are you in a different dress?”“Is it not beautiful?” I asked himHe l

Veldena’s POVWhen I got back to the apartment, Freya was in the bathroom crying. I tried to talk to her but she said she wasn't interested in talking. So I just told her I would talk to her about it later, and the next day I headed to the hospital.It feels like I had not been to the hospital in a while, but deep down I knew that was a lie. It had been weeks of endless visits, prayers and sleepless nights filled with dreams of my daughter opening her eyes.One hour daily, it was the same routine for me, I’d sit beside Leila’s bed, talk to her, sing softly, and pray to the goddess that she opens her eyes.But today felt… different. But I couldn’t explain why as soon she reached the children’s ward, one of the nurses spotted me and smiled. “Miss Veldana! You’re here early today.”“Yes,” she said softly, smiling politely. “I couldn’t sleep much.”The nurse exchanged a quick glance with another at the desk, then said mysteriously, “Well, it’s a good day to visit. Someone’s been waiting t

Veldana’s POV“Mommy… can I tell you something?”“Of course, baby,” I replied. “You can tell me anything.”Leila hesitated, then reached under the pillow. She pulled out her drawing book “Before I had my surgery, my friend had always came to visit me. He was very kind .”Veldana frowned slightly. “The friend you told me about before? Do you know his name?”Leila shook her head. “Yes I do but I cannot say,”She opened the back page of the book, revealing a phone number written in neat handwriting. “I had collected his number because I wanted to be his friend also, I had said I would give you when I woke up from my surgery.”I collected the book from her and stared at the numbers. “What if he was the one that actually made her hospital bills?” I thought. “It’s fine Leila, I’ll call him later.” With that she gave me a very huge smile.***I had left Leila in the hospital for a while to go tend to the apartment. I made the full payment already, but I had made a vow that I would not move

Author’s POVThe new apartment was finally feeling like a home to Leila and Veldena. Sunlight came in through the wide windows in the living room, it shone brightly across the new furniture. Leila’s laughter filled the air as she ran playfully across the room. She arranged and rearranged her stuffed toys, humming one of her mum’s songs under her breath.Veldena stood by the kitchen counter cutting fruits in shape for Leila’s breakfast. For the first time in a while, she was happy to wake up in her apartment. She even slept well last night,Out of nowhere Leila looked up from her toys and blurted out, “Mum, have you called my friend yet?”Veldena froze mid slice, the knife stopped halfway through the apple. Vel lifted up her head slowly, pretending not to understand. “Your friend? Which friend, sweetheart?” “The one who used to visit me when I was at the hospital.” Leila said eagerly, hopping onto one of the chairs. “You remember the one I showed you at the hospital? That one! Have y

Authors POVIt was night time in Maurice’s hostel, but Maurice couldn’t sleep. The large bedroom was dimly lit, the soft hum of the air conditioner filling the space. Beside him, Hailey lay on her side, fast asleep, her black hair spread across the pillow. She looked peaceful, untouched by the worries that always kept him awake at night. Maurice turned onto his back and sat up straight, staring at the ceiling. His mind was crowded with a lot of thoughts he didn’t want. The things that happened at the event, the performance, the moment he saw her drenched in water, Veldana. He had spent years trying to erase that name from his mind, trying to convince himself that he no longer loved her, but the sight of her that night had brought back the old memories out of the grave he had buried them in.The way her voice sang had been just as he remembered and when he saw her looking drenched and humiliated, something deep inside him had opened. Though he had told himself he didn’t care. That she