A Love Reawakened The Alpha’s Regret by Alphabetical B

Chapter 21

Darius

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Thudt

As I stand in the gym, surrounded by the stale scent of sweat and determination, my fists collide with the punching bag in a relentless, defensive attack. My main goal was to get M Nibbles’ rejection out of my head.

“I hate you, Darius”

Thud!

“Leave me alone”

Thud! Thud!

Each strike vibrated through my body, sending waves of frustration running through my veins. With every punch, I felt the weight of my anger. I was angry at myself but there was nothing could do about it.

The bag swung wildly, taunting me with its resilience. But I refuse to relent, channeling all my pent-up emotions into each blow. With each strike, I can feel the tension in my muscles increase.

“I, Angela Johnson reject you Darius Darkwood…” Her words echoed through my head. I was blinded by the vision of the tears and the scream she let out as she tried to reject me the second time. Maybe I shouldn’t have told her the truth.

Thud!

Maybe I shouldn’t have let my demons talk me into opening up to her. I f*cking want that woman all to myself but she doesn’t. It was killing me slowly, painstakingly and Lwas loving the pain even though I didn’t know how to handle it.

d lost, every

eyes, fueling the fire burning within me. Every person I’d had to bury, every person I’d one of the hurt I’d endured was so I could finally

Thud!

meeting leather filled the air, slowly drowning out thoughts roaming swirling

for. My hard, fast breath filled the room. I collapsed to the floor,

she had managed to tame my demons without touch me or satisfying their needs, I was more

legs. She had a hard glare on her face and a bitter taste in her mouth as

asked again. She shielded herself

corner.

me now! I reminded myself. She doesn’t even want me touching her. My skin longed for her heat every fcking day despite knowing she wouldn’t even

stand the way

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would look up at me with that f*cking cute smile every day. Even before I knew she was my mate, I was a st*pid simp

deceived me in addition to deceiving me. Is that why I never got a second chance mate?” She queried with so much bitterness laced

reverberated, anger coursing through my veins, snaking its way

coincidentally to the release of a new

enough. I wasn’t satisfied, my monster wanted

on to another woman, I deserved to move on to somebody else as well. You kept my soul trapped in

be. I was hers, she was mine and nothing was going to change that. Not even the

it like it’s

worst thing.” She

to my knees. She was crumbled. She was in tears. Her

ever get to love a monster like you, Darius/ My dead wife’s words ran through my mind as I watched my woman shatter