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 one of the hurt I’d endured was so I

Thud!

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

filled the room. I collapsed to the floor, placed my head on my knee, and finally embraced the

managed to tame 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 time she’s near, I

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

about, Darius?” She asked again. She shielded herself away from me by moving

corner.

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

room. I couldn’t stand the

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at me or even talk to me, Angela wasn’t. She would look up at me with that f*cking

why I never got a second chance mate?” She queried with so

I reverberated, anger coursing through my veins, snaking its way to my

She thundered coincidentally to the release of a new thunder from

I wasn’t satisfied, my monster wanted to seal our fates and

another woman, I deserved to move on to somebody else as well.

change that. Not even the st*pid promise my mom made when she had me that got me bound to another

like it’s

the worst thing.” She repeated. “The fact

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

as I watched my woman shatter into the pieces I’d made her to.