The Alpha's Regret: Her Secret Heirs

face had streaks of dried tears, the ache in her chest pained her too much. She had no direction, no purpose. The palace she had called home wa

to keep going, but the castle was still too clo

r suitcase down, she sank to the ground, her knees pulle

in particular. Her mind was filled with images of Ro

op. "I loved her." she murmured, her voice broke as she

y reply. Adrienne knew she couldn't stay here forever

ements, she tried to catch it but it escaped her. She tried severally, aiming for bigger animals but failed miserably each t

she killed it. She lit a small fire and prepared her meal, the silence of the woods started to

rward. Somewhere far away... somewhere they'll find me, somew

e stars above shined and it remained her of when she used to do things like thi

around her, some sleeping by her side and the others just playing around her. For a mome

out, but she was still alive. And as long as she was breathing, she could fight for a new

s, played with some of the ani

a resolution. By mid-afternoon, she spotted a small town in the distance. It wasn't muc

she neared the outskirts of the town, her senses tingled. Something wasn't

eyes darted around, scanning the area. Suddenly, five men step

ded like a menace. "What's a pretty littl

lone. There doesn't have to be trouble here." she said

it made her shiver. "Oh, we'll leave yo

knew what they wanted, and sh

uldn't want to cause harm to an innocent person." Adrienne tried to

to happen, you can just let us do it peacefully

ok a defensi

this the hard way. Let it be know

tcase, she spun around and delivered a strong and hard kick to his

Adrienne ducked under his swing and elbowed him in the

moment, they were extremel

've got str

e fought back with everything she had, her fists and f

y behind her back. Another slapped her across the face, th

s to do. Think, Adrienne! Don't give up! But they were too strong. One of them ripped at

, clawing and biting, refusing to give u

they knew that they wou

th making her gag. "Stop struggling, sweeth

bled uncontrollably

th had quickly diminished, and she had started to panic. She struggled to breathe, her

he whispered.

hat she could smell the alcohol on his breath. "Oh, we

vision. "I'm begging you." she said, her voice

ng them above her head, while another

o her. Just when she thought things were going to t

es just in time to see one of her attackers go flying into a tree. His he

" one of the men sho

s big and frightening. He moved with terrifying speed, his fists slamming into another

now on the stranger. "Who the hell are you?" o

ting it so effortlessly. With one swift motion, he drove his fist into

scared. But their hesitation was short-lived. They charged a

as the fight happened. The man was like a force of nature,

ker's neck. The last two men tried to run, but he caught them

s knees, begging for mercy. "P

inal, devastating blow, he silenced him. "

er. She tried to speak, to thank the man who had saved her, but t