All Chapters of Too Late for Regrets: Alpha Husband Rejects my rejection.: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Coren's POV.The alarm siren rings in every home in the pack.It rings on the streets and in the schools. It rings on the grounds of the hospital and in every store in the pack. Everywhere the siren rings, people get their children inside, lock their doors tightly, and call their loved ones to confirm they're safe and indoors.Parents stand at doors, mothers and fathers, anxious to see the school bus accompanied by a group of pack warriors coming to drop their kids off. Until then, they assume the worst has happened and tensions run high while they pray to the Moon Goddess that their kids are safe.We haven't had an emergency alarm siren since six years ago, on the night Tracy died.Tristan is already in the car when I step out of the packhouse and we drive in silence to the location the emergency signal came in from earlier today. It's a short distance from the pack borders, just at a forest's edge.A warrior meets us there as we get down from the car. Tristan asks without wasting ti

My hand reaches for one of the kitchen knives on the counter and I palm a second table knife into the other.The rattle comes again, harder this time, like whoever's behind the door wants to rip it off its hinges.I force my voice not to shake as I shout, "Who's there?! I'm armed and trust me, I won't hesitate to shoot through that door."The shaking stops and the shadow retreats back down the stairs leading to my front porch.My grip on the knife is still tight and my guard rises even higher when a different shadow falls across the door. This one is larger than the former one, but this time my door isn't rattled. My name is called instead."Destiny."Coren's voice.That's not something I expected to hear.He hasn't been here since I moved. Hasn't stepped foot on the porch in over six years, not since my mother died.Still, I need to be sure so I ask, "Coren, is that you?"A long exhale sounds from the other side before the response comes, "Yes it is. Just open the door and see for yo

It takes all evening before the emergency alarms stop blasting through the pack. Even then, the lockdown still holds, so I can't leave the house.I can't go see Jack or ask how his day was today. The only way I can reach him is through Lucy... And the thought of her gives me pause now.Coren's words ring in my head like a warning bell all over again, "We haven't released this information to the public yet, but we found a dead body in the woods near the borders,"I try not to show how shocked I am, because if he says they haven't released the information of Karl's death to the public yet, then how does Lucy already know?It bothers me the whole night and makes me wake up early the next morning, following me all the way as I head to the packhouse.I walk into the pack kitchens just after sunrise and the air smells hot, like toast and scrambled eggs. It's probably Jack's breakfast just being made, but even in the pack kitchens, the fear is present.Maids are gathered in tight clusters, w

We spend the next few minutes in absolute silence while I keep eating and analyze all she's said.I keep eating because I invited her to have breakfast with me, yet I've lost all appetite for food. Lucy still hasn't touched her food, but she's dropped the knife.That was a mistake she didn't expect herself to make, something she didn't want to do but she felt like she had to because she wanted to show me... This might look like breakfast, but there's a tug of power happening here.But this is Lucy, isn't she? This is shy, timid, ever-patient Lucy.I've watched her be so patient with Jack whenever Coren and I are with her. Everyone who's known her also knows Lucy hates confrontation, so she'll do everything to avoid it.What happened a while ago didn't feel like she was trying to avoid confrontation.That felt like she was trying to threaten me, so maybe it's time I changed direction."I keep thinking about the Beta family," I murmur, finally breaking the silence between us.Lucy stiff

Tristan doesn't leave immediately even when I go into the room and lock the door behind me.I know it because for a while there are no footsteps. For a while, I can hear him breathing on the other side of the door.Again, I wish that didn't grate against my nerves as much as it did, but it seems the funeral has taken a toll on me as well.Today has been a long day.I had to be at the packhouse early to help with the preparations for the burial ceremony. I didn't expect it to be a large affair, but a lot of people in the pack turned up. From the heads of more important families on the council who were worried about the security breach, to the newly married couple expecting their first pup who wanted to come and show solidarity to the pack and mourn with the warriors.They came during different times of the day, everyone looking for some reassurance that the pack is going to be safe while they also try to look strong. It was my job as Luna to make sure everyone was welcomed properly.Ev