บททั้งหมดของ Alpha's Regret: A Love That Came Too Late: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

"Elder Garou, I am voluntarily stepping down from my position as Beta of the pack to apply for permission to go out and gain experience," I said in a voice devoid of any emotion as I placed the signed resignation letter on the wooden table.The elder, Remy Garou, looked stunned. "What? Heather, you're about to become Luna, yet you want to leave now? You've endured so much to earn a place by Claude's side, pushing yourself from an Omega without a wolf to a Beta."In that last battle with the vampires, you nearly lost your life. Now that things are finally starting to look up for you, you want to leave?"Looking up? But then, why did I still only feel the pain and none of the gain?I held back the tears threatening to fall. "Elder Garou, please approve it. There's someone more suitable for that position than me."For the past ten years, outsiders had only seen Claude's special treatment of me. After all, I was the only one who could freely enter his study and also the only she-wolf

"Claude Thorne," I called him by his full name for the first time as I casually tossed the "Notice of Dissolution of Mate Bond" toward him. "I am now formally informing you that I no longer wish to be Beta, and I couldn't care less about the Luna position either. Since you care so much about Victoria, you can have her take my place at the coronation ceremony next month.""How many times do I have to say it?" Claude was thoroughly enraged. Without even glancing at the notice, he lunged forward and seized me by the shoulders."I think of Victoria as a sister. My regard for her is based solely on the debt I owe her father! And you want me to make her Luna? You must've lost your mind!"Rage burned in his eyes. "Do you have any idea what giving up Luna means? You'd actually make a joke out of something like this just to get my attention? Do you think I have nothing better to do?""Do you truly think of her only as a sister?" I demanded, my voice cracking.Just then, a figure appeared

Only an Alpha could achieve that kind of explosive speed.Then came several dull thuds as the wolves were all sent flying backward."How dare you lay hands on my she-wolf?"That familiar voice made my heart skip a beat.I looked up to find Claude standing protectively in front of me.The cursed chain was now wrapped around his left arm. Its sharp barbs had torn through his suit jacket, and blood dripped from his fingers onto the concrete floor.It was a shocking sight, to say the least."A-Alpha Claude, what brings you here?"Dad's and Linda's legs gave way, and they dropped to their knees with a thud, trembling.Claude's oppressive air swept over everyone, terrifying them so much they didn't dare lift their heads.He swept his gaze across the group like a conqueror. "Go back and tell your Alpha that if he dares provoke us again, we won't hesitate to raze Blackwater pack to the ground. And you two!"His eyes locked onto Dad and Linda. "If I ever catch you scheming like this

Victoria screamed, clutching her eyes as the energy backlash sent her flying through the air before she crashed heavily to the ground.The crowd erupted in chaos, staring at the shattered crystal ball, utterly bewildered about what could have gone wrong.Claude rushed onto the platform and gathered Victoria into his arms, anxiously checking her injuries."Quick! Get a healer!" he roared, his eyes burning crimson like those of a raging beast.Victoria sobbed heartbreakingly in Claude's embrace. "Claude, why did the spell fail? Did someone tamper with the crystal ball? My eyes hurt so much—am I going blind?"The healer arrived swiftly, and Victoria gradually calmed down."What happened?" Claude finished calming Victoria and then roared at the crowd. "Who did this?"His oppressive presence swept through the area, forcing everyone to their knees.As panic spread, Victoria's personal attendant, Saskia Moor, darted out from somewhere and dropped to her knees with a thud.She looked

There was no word from Heather for three whole days.Claude slumped against the wall, several empty bottles rolling at his feet. He stared blankly at his left arm. The wound had healed, but a dull ache still lingered.When Heather bit him, she'd used all her strength, as if she wanted to tear off a piece of flesh. And she couldn't possibly have faked the revulsion on her face as she wiped her lips clean of his scent.No matter how hard he racked his brain, Claude couldn't pinpoint the moment when those eyes that once looked at him with nothing but love had changed."Claude, you truly disgust me."Those words played on an endless loop in his mind."Heather, I've been nothing but good to you. I even gave you the Luna position, and yet you actually find me disgusting?"Claude suddenly downed a large gulp of whiskey in a bid to numb the suffocating feeling he had never experienced before."Since you no longer want the Luna position, I'll give it to someone else then," he muttered t