My alpha mates regret

STRI

ed in my chest as the muffled sounds reached my ears. I didn't need to op

ad. Wasn't she pregnant? My hands trembled, fighting to regain control over the food tray

e I had to regain Karl's heart. Not long after my accident on the day of my

alpha. I didn't let the rumors of his darkness or ruthlessness

o love me back. He stopped being too demanding for sex, always sought my con

his pack and served as a servant before we experienced the glaze. Rum

k. He sounded so sure. But the moment Freya Snow walked through those large door

from the door. I turned around to leave but bum

he threw a question at me. My mind was barely present. I lowered m

" I stu

e and serve the Alpha and his mate! Or did you think you would have a chance a

g open after she left. It was Freya, with

but I hesitated. I could hear the shower running from where I stood. Th

ing to be carrying my mates child," I fired with a low voice. An evil smile craw

shared glances for a second. His expression was stoic, and I just wished I would see

oming to a conclusion in my mind. If Karl had refused to acknowledge my love for him,

**

e paper and my finger hitting the table echoed across the room, amplifying th

his chair, his ga

this?"

voice steady and void of fear. I had rehearsed this countless times in my head. But standing

let Freya into these walls. He reached for the paper, his eyes scanning th

fidence would do the trick. "You've made me a standby for way to long. You've never valued my lo

le still on. He didn't argue. He didn't fight my decision or protest like I expected him t

it, he dropped it. My lungs fought to let my breath out. They tightened as he s

reath fanning against my skin. "You do understand this i

ing, but I refuse myself to be lured away from my purpose. "If you don't lov

No one to return to. Where would you run to?

he best of me. The tears I had held in since I walked into his office trickled down my

, my heart taking a leap out of my chest.

e signed it. I couldn't br

me," Karl said from his table. My stomach twisted at his word

g his gaze with a steel I didn't know I possessed. "Freya carries

**