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

Every person I’d had to bury, every person I’d one of the hurt I’d endured

Thud!

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

matter how many times I punched that bag, wouldn’t feel the satisfaction I was searching for. My hard, fast breath filled the room.

my demons without touch me or satisfying their needs, I was more in my right senses. I don’t know how she does it, but every

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

you talking about, Darius?” She asked again. She

corner.

touching her. My skin longed for

ready to leave the room. I couldn’t stand the way she was looking at me. As if I was a monster, a

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talk to me, Angela wasn’t. She 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

why I never got a second chance

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

coincidentally to the release of a new thunder from the

my monster wanted to seal our fates and make her mine completely but I didn’t think

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

and nothing was going to change that. Not even the st*pid promise my mom made when she had me that got me bound to another

say it like it’s a bad

worst thing.” She

was in tears. Her curly

ever get to love a 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