Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha's Regret After His Daughter Died: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

(Evelyn's POV)"A pink princess dress... an old bunny..."I murmured the words back, and before I could stop myself, I'd taken a step forward."Where is she—"I stopped myself mid-sentence.What am I doing?My Stella is gone... I saw it with my own eyes...Adrian was watching me. He'd caught every second of my reaction.The look in his eyes turned to ice.He hadn't believed Stella was dead to begin with. Now he was certain I was lying.I stood there, my throat so tight I couldn't get a word out.I wished so badly that what Vanessa said was true.I wished there really had been a little girl outside that toy store at the mall yesterday, in a pink princess dress, hugging her old bunny, turning her little face up to say, "Don't tell Mommy."But Stella had taken her last breath in my arms...Her little hand slipped off the edge of the bed, and the monitor flatlined. When they rolled her into the cremation chamber, I was standing right there on the other side of the glass, watching.That pin

(Adrian's POV)When I saw Evelyn outside the Grandview Hotel, I froze.She looked like she'd lost even more weight.That dark green dress hung loose on her, and her face was completely drained of color.But she stood there with her back perfectly straight.Those words of hers popped into my head again.Stella is dead.I shook my head.Impossible.How could Stella be dead?Evelyn just wanted to sever the mate bond and take Stella with her, so she'd made up a lie like that.She was holding a gold-embossed invitation.That surprised me.In six years as my mate, she'd stayed home doing the laundry and the cooking and looking after Stella. This was the first time she'd ever shown up at an event this big.I knew she'd graduated with honors and that Professor Desmond Lane had thought highly of her. But as far as I knew, she hadn't been in touch with him since she became my mate.She had every right to that invitation.I'd never seen that dress before. All the gowns my assistant, Mark Parker,

(Evelyn's POV)Caleb was looking at me too, waiting for my answer.I opened my mouth, but before I could say anything, Adrian spoke."Grandma's back. She got home early this morning, and she says she wants to see you and Stella. She's the one who sent me to get you."He held my gaze. "After the healer looks at your hand, I'm taking you home. If you won't come, I'll have no choice but to go home and tell Grandma the truth."That's so low!My fingers clenched, and blood seeped out between them.Grandma was the only person in the Hayes family who had ever truly been good to me.Six years ago, she was the one who took my hand and said, "Evelyn, this is your home now."The day Stella was born, she waited outside the delivery room all night. She had a bad heart, and for years, her biggest wish had been to see Adrian and me make a good life together.Adrian knew perfectly well I didn't want to hurt Grandma."...You take me," I said.Adrian bent down and picked me up.As he carried me out the

(Evelyn's POV)Adrian yanked me into his arms.He was burning hot, his breath heavy and fast against my neck."Adrian, let go of me!"I shoved at him, but he only held on tighter. Then he simply bent down, swept me up into his arms, and took the stairs in long strides.I pounded on his shoulders. He didn't even flinch.Bang!He kicked the bedroom door shut.He dropped me on the bed, and before I could scramble up, he was on top of me, his mouth on my neck, moving lower."Running to Grandma," he said, his eyes red, his voice hoarse. "Isn't this what you wanted?"In his eyes, I'd always be the woman who'd do anything to get into his bed."I didn't!""You didn't?" He lifted his head and stared down at me. "Then why are you pulling away?"His hands gripped my waist tighter and tighter, and his expression grew darker by the second. "Are you fighting me like this because you've fallen for Caleb?"Caleb again.He was the one tangled up with Vanessa. How did he have the nerve to interrogate me

(Evelyn's POV)Adrian strode over and pulled Vanessa behind him.I could feel the chill coming off him from several feet away.Vanessa had a hand pressed to her cheek, her wet hair plastered to her forehead, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed."Adrian, don't blame Evelyn..." She tugged at his sleeve, her voice soft and wounded. "I only asked her here today to tell her that I really love you. But I've never wanted to come between you and your mate. Watching you be happy from a distance is enough for me..."She sniffled, gave me a timid look, and quickly lowered her head again. Tears clung to her lashes, making her look hurt and heartbreakingly fragile."But the second she sat down, she showed me the mark on her neck and said that last night you two... She also said she'll never sever the mate bond with you as long as she lives, so I should just give up."I said one thing back, and she threw water in my face and hit me... I know she hates me. I don't blame her..."I stood there, ice wat