Alphas Regret Too Late to Love Me

Summer' POV

"Alpha Foster, you orchestrated that so-called rogue attack-just to save Suzanna's child? You harvested organs from Luna Summer and your own son-do you really think it was worth it?"

Then came a voice I knew all too well-familiar, yet colder than a blade against skin.

"This is what they owe Suzanna and Moore."

My body trembled. A roar exploded in my head, and the ground crumbled beneath me.

No... no, it couldn't be true.

I had to be hearing it wrong.

It had to be a hallucination.

Foster is Felix's father. How could he-how could he hurt his own son for another woman's child?

I clamped a hand over my mouth to muffle the scream rising in my throat. I couldn't make a sound.

This had to be a nightmare.

But his voice dragged me back to reality-colder than death itself.

"As long as Suzanna is happy, I'll do anything."

In that moment, I could no longer deny the truth. Instinctively, I reached out and covered Felix's ears.

No. He couldn't hear this.

But it was too late.

Felix was shaking. His tiny body trembled beneath my hands.

I looked down-he was covering his mouth with both hands, his eyes wide with terror, disbelief, and something else...

A raw, soul-crushing pain.

He had heard everything.

The one who took his left eye, the one who haunted his nightmares-it was his own father.

And then, like a broken dam, the memories came flooding back-

Felix lying in the ICU, tubes and wires all over his fragile body.

He turned to me with his only eye, his voice as soft as falling leaves.

"Mommy... was it Daddy who took my left eye?"

I didn't know how to answer.

That night, I cried until my throat gave out, until my body seized, until I nearly disappeared into the darkness with him.

I blamed myself again and again:

Why did I take him away from the pack?

Why couldn't I protect him?

Why... why couldn't I even be a good mother?

I used to think all of this was just a cruel twist of fate.

But now I know the truth. The one I should truly hate... is Alpha Foster.

He took Felix's eye.

He shattered my wolf spirit-and stole my kidney.

Maybe the Moon Goddess took pity on me and finally let me hear the truth.

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Five years ago, I married Alpha Foster-my fated mate-to help the struggling Silver Creek Pack.

Foster never believed in mate bonds, but I foolishly thought that if I loved hard enough, he'd eventually love me back.

After the wedding, I began to realize-his heart was never mine. That space had long been taken by Suzanna.

Still, I tried everything I could to melt the ice around his heart.

I worked tirelessly to manage the pack's affairs, trying to ease his burdens. I gave birth to our son, Felix, with joy in my heart-but all I got in return was his growing indifference.

Three months ago, I finally saw through the lies and the futility of it all.

I couldn't keep giving everything in a one-sided marriage. So I gathered my courage and left the pack with Felix, hoping to find a little breathing room for both of us.

But on the road, we were attacked by "rogues."

When I woke up, I learned that my kidney had been removed due to injuries from the attack, and my wolf had gone dormant. Poor Felix had lost an eye.

I blamed myself for taking him away. But then Foster suddenly appeared in our lives-

This man who used to hide behind leader duties to avoid us, who never even showed up on Pack Family Day.

Now he was always there-gentle, attentive. He came to the hospital every day.

He knelt to ask Felix what he wanted to eat, tucked him in at night, and sat by our beds until we fell asleep.

For a while, I let myself believe he had changed. That he had finally realized the importance of family. Maybe... we really meant something to him.

After all, our marriage began as a political alliance. I only ever wanted a little sincerity-even just a sliver.

But the truth is always cruel. I could feel Felix's tears wetting my fingertips.

My eyes stung too, but I crouched down and whispered for him to stay quiet.

We had to be careful. No one in this pack would protect us. My little pup was a strong Alpha-he nodded slightly and wrapped his thin arms around me.

Inside the room, the doctor's voice exploded in anger.