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

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 find my way back to

Thud!

fists meeting leather filled the air, slowly

punched that bag, wouldn’t feel the satisfaction I was searching for. My hard, fast breath filled the room. I collapsed to

demons without touch me or satisfying their needs, I was

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

again. She shielded herself away from me by moving into

corner.

My skin longed for her heat every

the way she was

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wasn’t. She would look up at me

in addition to deceiving me. Is that why I never got

a second chance mate?” I reverberated, anger coursing through my veins, snaking its way

release of a new thunder from the

scared enough. I wasn’t satisfied, my monster wanted to seal our fates and make her mine completely but I didn’t think I

on to somebody else as well. You

it to be. I was hers, she was mine and nothing was going to change that. Not even the st*pid promise

like

on earth. It’s the worst thing.”

from the door, and faced her. The sight I was met with brought me to my knees. She was crumbled. She was in tears. Her curly beautiful hair was all over the place. She tried fixing it with her hand but tears dropped down her eyes and she moved her hand to her face

monster like you, Darius/ My dead wife’s words ran through my mind as I watched my woman shatter into the pieces I’d made her to. I didn’t mean to hurt her. I would gladly put a gun to my head