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Alpha's Regret: Chasing My Pregnant Luna

Chapter 9 Ivy's Defiance

Word Count: 2160    |    Released on: 28/08/2026

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and I feel like

ay, someone knocks on my door and leaves a tray of food outside. The lonel

hat Alexander wants my presence at a banquet. He drops a bl

s simple and elegant, and instantly, I am in love with it.

y at 8 P

barely concealed command in the note, but don't let it get to me. The i

k forward to instead of wasting away in this cold, cold room. Ten minutes

hair in a soft updo and have brushed light makeup on my face. My eyes look alive after so

. My earlier plan to appeal to Alexander's h

on this banquet, he is c

in a black suit, and his blue pocket square matches my dress. When he finally lifts his eyes and

However, my smile falters when I see his eyes harden. With a dismissive f

with a deep breath, I gather all my dignity and calmly follow him out.

n embarrassed blush color my cheeks. Ducking my head d

y a word to me. He is constantly typing out em

outside view. It feels like it's been so long since I saw the outside wor

ng with excitement. I get out of the car without waiting for anyb

ll smile, but my lips freeze. He is looking down at me with excitement of his own. Except, there is a vicious ed

and just enjoy the lit

are wide as I take in all the beautiful floral arrangements in the banquet. They

ds. Alexander doesn't respond, neither does he let me

y senses, and my smile widens. I feel an almost childlike glee tak

r, the people mingling and the li

my ear, sending a shiver down my spine. "Don't worry, I have just th

n his voice. However, I only find more people standing around a couple there. I am not sure what's there to

ls like my entire wo

in the scene, and a sharp s

e with his arm around a woma

she is holding to lightly splash on her fingers. Immediately, James takes the coffee from her han

a thousand times before. A gestu

omebody would do

w someb

h them look like they are co

s. I had immediately taken to her and she had been my only female friend. I disc

ther like this. Just days aft

, I berat

o

e no

I had agreed to it to save James, I

and try to turn away. But Alexander's merciless

iar face. We just have

d I can only watch in helpless h

tting crushed with a gigantic hammer. By the time I

gid. He looks at me once and quickly looks away. R

Who's your lovely new lady friend?" Alexande

a plot to hurt me. To bring me pain by making m

t to hold myself together, afraid that

les uncom

her. They are great frien

el Alexander t

sharply, an ed

squeals animatedly. "Isn't that right, Ivy? You look so

expression come over Alexander's face. He no longer wears the vicious glee he was spor

nstricted. I swallow slightly and instead, just giv

ward, and my heart sinks as I look at the ring there.

y so busy with your marriage, or you w

eel like he is going to flay her with his words. But then, all expression wipes from his f

holding myself up. The excitement of finally getting out of the palace has completely seeped out

hem with a big smile. Gently, extricating myself from

ions," I whi

ppy for

th sincerely,

I am happ

Just because I wasn't happy in this fake mar

at it hurts

he awkwardly says her goodbye t

sway on my feet, overwhelmed by th

l, that wa

. I try, but I cannot hide my emotions any more. I feel vulnerable

hard. An irritated expression flashes through him as he takes

just like your fake piety. Easily changeable and replaced. Y

and hurt from today's encounter bubbles over, and tears freely fall down my face. A

omes out shaky but clear. "Yes, I am

n as more tears f

did nothing wrong? It's people who hurt others so cruelly who should be ashamed. It's people like yo

nches and his eyes turn darker. Cold anger t

t's like a dam has

nd with a trembling whisper. A hiccup

not backing down, even

s Alexander's eyes turn to ice, a

shut, knowing that whatever he is go

realization

e now from the Ly

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Alpha's Regret: Chasing My Pregnant Luna
Alpha's Regret: Chasing My Pregnant Luna
“On Ivy's wedding day to her fiancé James, Alexander, the ruthless Lycan King feared throughout the kingdom, storms in, tears her from the altar, and forces her to be his wife. Blinded by his belief that Ivy is responsible for his fiancée's death, he vows to make her pay. "You destroyed the love of my life," he snarls. "So it's only fair that I destroy yours." --- However, as their marriage unfolds, Ivy looks nothing like the schemer Alexander expected. Her gaze is too clear, too steady. And the harder he tries to hate her, the more his actions betray him. When Ivy is publicly shamed at a royal banquet, Alexander is the last person she expects to come to her defense. "You're my mate, little liar," he growls. "No one gets to hurt what's mine but me." When Ivy is struggling to afford her mother's lifesaving surgery, she discovers Alexander has already covered the cost. And when she learns that James, whom she once trusted with all her heart, had betrayed her long before their wedding ceremony, Alexander should have taken pleasure in watching her break. Instead, the enemy who once swore to destroy her is the one who holds her together while she falls apart. Alexander blames it all on the mate bond. Anything but love. So why, when Ivy finally escapes him-when Alexander believes her dead and lost to him forever-does the monster who once ruled with an iron fist... kneel? --- Three years later, when Alexander discovers Ivy is alive, a little boy stands beside her. The moment Alexander appears, Ivy tightens her grip on the child's hand. Alexander doesn't care who the child's father is, all he knows is that he will stop at nothing to win Ivy back. But Ivy has built a life without him, and he can do nothing but wait outside her door like a supplicant awaiting mercy, begging for a single glance. This time, Ivy is no longer a woman he can command to stay. This time, the choice is hers. And if the Lycan King wants his Luna back, he'll have to grovel and pray she chooses him.”