The Alpha's Regret: The Luna Who Defied Rejection

LAY

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