Novel & Cerita Alpha's Regret Jessica Hall

The triplets immediately signaled for us to follow, and we did, trailing behind the Alpha as he made his way to what I assumed was his private study or office. Inside the room, after we had all settled into chairs, after some minutes, the Alpha finally spoke. "How have you been doing all these years?" He asked Vanessa, his voice much gentler than I had expected given the circumstances. Vanessa could barely get the words out. Her voice was shaky and barely above a whisper as she responded. "I... I've learned so many things over the years. I regret every single action I took. Every decision that led to that terrible moment." The Alpha looked at her with an expression that was difficult to read

the young maid cried out loudly, her voice shaking with fear. As she spoke, she hurried toward me, her steps unsteady and desperate. The moment she reached where I stood, she collapsed to her knees in front of me, her entire body trembling as if the weight of the situation was crushing her. I had seen this countless times before. In my position as Alpha, I had faced many liars, traitors, and people who tried to hide the truth behind tears and desperate pleas. Over the years, I have learned how to read people very well. I knew the difference between someone who was telling the truth and someone who was simply trying to cover their tracks.But one thing was certain.We were not leaving this cour

I checked my reflection in the dark screen of my computer. I was perfect. I was armored. I pressed the intercom button again. "Jessica," I said. "Cancel the board meeting. Tell them something urgent came up. Reschedule them for tomorrow." "But Ma'am," Jessica stammered. "Mr. Henderson flew in from London." "I do not care," I said. "Cancel it. And Jessica?" "Yes?" "Send Alpha Blackwood and his party up. Tell them they have ten minutes of my time." "Yes, Ma'am."

That the month had been exactly what she said it was—her due, thirty days, nothing more—and that if I said stay, she would look at me with those composed eyes and explain, with the same patient clarity she brought to everything, that she had always known what this was. I had been afraid of what it would mean if she said no. So I had said nothing, and she had said goodbye, and now I was standing in an empty hall holding a silver ribbon and ordering my Beta to search unmaintained border roads, and the fear of her saying no seemed, in retrospect, like a very small thing to have weighted so heavily. I opened my hand and looked at the ribbon again. "Alpha." Raines, at the door. "The trackers are

Marcus stood with his arms crossed, his earlier concern already gone. I laughed. It came out broken and bitter. "What if I told you Celeste was the one who hired those rogues? What if I told you she was the one who ordered them to drag me into the Dark Woods? I was the one they tore the clothes off. I was the one they held down while I screamed. I was the one they left bleeding in the dirt." Celeste went pale. The four Alphas exchanged glances.

I struggled to keep myself from breaking into a sob. She reached out to me, gently grabbing my hands in hers as she whispered softly, "Please don't dwell on it too much, okay? I know you didn't do it, and I know you are not capable of killing anyone. Whoever committed such heinous crimes will be found. Alpha Nathan will make sure of that, you know he will reinvestigate it. All you have to do is relax and know that your innocence will be proven very soon in front of the council and every single traitor who had testified falsely against you”

I hissed. Jessica let out a soft laugh. “But isn’t that exactly what you’re after? Pity.” The word dripped from her lips like poison. “What are you talking about, Jessica?” I demanded. “Oh, please. I know exactly what you’re doing.” She crossed her arms, a smug smile tugging at her lips. “You really think I can’t see through this pathetic act? You and your mother came up with this whole scheme just to keep the Alphas around you.”

I tried to enter into the background, by shuffling into the crowd on my left side and I regretted it almost immediately. “What the fuck have you done to get the attention of the Alpha king, you slut?” Jessica whispered furiously into my left ear. I shook my head as though to deny what she was saying. I can't bring myself to reply to her question because of how silent the hall was. “Say it now.” She bitched out. I felt a pain in my side and I winced in pain of what felt as though I was pinched. “Tell me why he has to ask for a nobody like you and even threatened the alpha for it. Huh?”

Her gaze landed on a partly naked Jessica. “I heard so much last night, I had to confirm if you two are alright. I never expected my plan to work but I am glad it did “ She walked over to Jessica, ignoring how glum she looks. “The Alpha claimed you last night.“ Jessica hissed loudly, “He claimed Kiara not me.“ “Sometimes Jessica when we want something we go through desperate measures to get them. “ “You are used to being desperate and having to cosplay as My son' mate is nothing to you.. This isn't new to you.“ She gently massaged her sore cheeks, faux concern displayed on her face.