The Alpha's Regret: The Luna Who Defied Rejection
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arrow whizzed passed my l
ungs burning with each breath. The footsteps behind me were getting c
ut I could still hear them.Heavy, rel
running. I ha
. My Al
protect me. I stumbled over a fallen log , nearly crashing to
ustration , begging to
ot when I w
ing. If I could make it there ,I had be safe. I
sight of the Pack's lights glowing in the distance. But something was wrong .
confusion and fear colliding
lted across the clearing,my heart hammering. Whatever celebration was going
pounding of my heart as I pushed past the ed
es floated through the air -cheerful, carefree voices
k members glanced my way ,their smiles faltering a bit when they
s I took in the
...grand . Decorations hung from every c
aughing ,dancing oblivious of
? Why wasn't anyone on guard? Why was ev
oring the curious stares , my eye
e had to say something t
way, concern flickering across his
he could finish. I didn't have time to explain.
rew, the more uneasy I felt. I couldn't shake
ged bursts. The large doors were open ,light spilling out into the courtyard. M
d dead in
wa
ddess,this just c
I was in th
a Mating
it coul
ody refusing to move as I t
es, sharp suits, their attention fixed
scene before me. People were gathered in elegant dresses and sharp
g beneath the arch o
only man I had given m
wasn't
smiling up at him , like she was t
op
aid he had no c
e saw as his Luna.
make sense of what I was seeing. My legs refused to move. My voice caught in
te, the man I had been running to for safety, stood
ny had alre
dal wave, drowning me in it
chosen so
d reeling ,heart racing as
ning, every nerve in my body was on fir
corners of my eyes, b
ry. Not here. Not
d. I couldn't move, couldn't escape the burni
him and instead I had walked in
spered,though n
he corner of my e
s met. His expression unreadable,his jaw tight. But he didn't s
was when
was
d, about mates , about de
the weight of betrayal
voice lost in the noi
one an
ed at me
es fixe
irk on his lips. " Wha