The Alpha's Regret Novels & Stories

The only thing she can do is to get better for Kayla, for her son, for herself, and for whatever lay ahead. The ride back to his pack was heavy with silence. Alpha Damien stared out the window, lost in thought. The image of Stephanie lying on the hospital bed replayed in his mind, bringing with it a flood of memories and regrets. He couldn't shake the guilt gnawing at him. His past actions had hurt her deeply, and seeing her in such a vulnerable state had forced him to confront the reality of his behavior.

Elena's voice held no judgment, only curiosity. "Because I'm not, really." The confession came easier than I'd expected. Marcus stopped walking, turning to face me with those eyes of his that seemed to understand more than the surface story. "I heard the Alpha found his fated mate. I'm sorry. That must be difficult." "It's the way of things." I forced a smile, trying to ignore the ache in my chest. "Fated bonds are sacred. I won't stand in the way of that." "Still," he said gently, "you deserve better than to be set aside like you're nothing."

"I don't know what happened between you two, and I won't pry. But I know the signs of a broken bond when I see them. And Wren... I'm worried about him. About both of you." Tears pricked my eyes. I blinked them back furiously. "He rejected me, Alpha. On my twenty-first birthday, when the bond manifested, he looked at me with horror and told me I was like a sister to him. That the bond meant nothing. So whatever's happening to him now, whatever pain he's in—he chose it." The words hung in the air between us. Marcus's expression shifted from curiosity to understanding to something that looked like grief. "Ah," he said softly. "I see."

But at this moment, I couldn’t hold it anymore and for the first time since I became alpha ,I cried. Adrian was dead

’ He flexed his claws. ‘Shit! Every time you hurt Jane, it’s me that ends up getting hurt back.’ His howls grew louder, more frantic, as more and more notifications popped up, telling me all of Reg’s subscriptions were gone. Between his howls I heard him mournfully moan, ‘No more Alpha David,’ and, ‘This is a disaster, what will I do?’

“Hailey, snap out of it. You’re mistaken. What happened that night was… it was a mistake. It should never have happened.” I felt a surge of anger, words slipping out before I could stop them. “So, you regret it?” My voice dropped, softer, but it held a bite. “Or were you lying when you said it was ‘heavenly’? I remember you saying that you wanted it to happen every day. And now, it’s just a mistake? How can you call yourself an Alpha when you’re so… inconsistent with your words?”

Darius‚ who had been lowering himself into his chair‚ went completely still. The words hit me somewhere deep. Because Gertrude wasn't talking about some abstract idea. She was talking about me. The real me. The woman who was strapped to a table every two weeks while they took her blood. The woman who died on an operating table while her husband sat in a meeting about territory borders. I wanted to scream. I wanted to slam my hands on the table and tell this entire room exactly who I was. Instead‚ I smiled. "I appreciate the warm welcome‚" I said. "Really. Nothing says pack unity like accusing your Alpha of killing his first wife within ten seconds of meeting the second one."

“Just a week you say?“ the Alpha raged. The room fell silent as the Alpha buried his teeth into Damien's neck. In a few seconds, his body dropped dead into the pool of his blood—decapitated. Everyone feared the Alpha for this reason—his unpredictable reaction. “Yes, you are next, Greg. What do you have to say? Where have you been? What made you so busy to neglect the single task I entrusted into your hands?“ Greg stood trembling uncontrollably as he stared in awe at the body streaming fresh blood around the palace. “You're waisting my time, Greg?“ the Alpha warned silently but his scar proposed nothing close to a calm aura as his scar burned brighter. “Pardon me, Alpha. I made a grievous mis

“The Alpha hated himself. He cried in secret, unable to let anyone know the misfortune that had befallen him. And just when he thought life was done being cruel to him, he found out the most devastating truth.” “Truth? What truth?” “The truth that none of the children he had with his Luna.... the children he cherished and cared for... were his.” I couldn’t speak, couldn’t breathe, and couldn’t even think. So, his Luna was unfaithful too? “The Alpha lost everything, son. He lost the children who could have carried on his bloodline. He lost his mate and the only woman who truly loved him. And now, all he does is pretend he knows nothing while drowning in regrets.”

For the first time that I’m aware of, it looks like the infuriatingly entitled Alpha isn’t getting his way. Aaron’s eyes glass with tears that I know will never fall as he speaks through clenched teeth. “I, Aaron Kensington, as an Alpha, accept your rejection. I respect your choice and will not go against your will. I am no longer your mate, and I wish you peace.” My heart skips, stuttering as he grinds out his final promise. “Your heart, your soul, and your body are now eternally free.” With a snap, the bond between us shatters.