Alpha’s Regret Pregnant Rejected Luna

Chapter 75

Your kids are lovely, Hazel. You did a really great job all on your own,‘ Ethan expressed sincerely. His words, laden with admiration.

Hazel couldn’t raise her head; she couldn’t look him in the eyes right now. A lump formed painfully in her throat, making it hard to breathe as she held back tears.

Tears threatened, held back by a determined resolve, and breathing became an arduous task under the weight of unshed emotions.

Ethan’s words although intended as a genuine compliment, had hit Hazel in a different way. His honest praises, though well–intentioned, stirred an undercurrent of guilt within her.

Afterwards, they just sat in silence.

Each minute seemed to stretch

“I should get going,” Ethan stated, a sense of hesitancy underlying his words as he contemplated the delicate balance of the moment.

“And Hazel, you can take the day off tomorrow, he offered.

“Liam would need you.” He stated.

Thank you,” she replied quietly, her voice carrying a blend of gratitude and weariness.

Still, Hazel avoided meeting his eyes, her head turned away.

sighed, sensing there were things left unsaid, but he wasn’t sure how to express them.

said, the admission laced with sincerity thinking he had made

It’s not

an entirely different set of reasons. Ethan’s questions and his admission of prying into her life had initially

there in front of her. Yet, admitting it felt like

it was the stark realization of how her life truly was that had struck her with an

those words to him. Instead, she had taken the cowardly approach, spinning

heavy weight of guilt settled in her chest.

blurt out the truth Her l*ps trembled under the weight of her anxiety and the unspoken words as a surge of emotions threatened to

made his way toward the door, the quiet shuffle of

him in his tracks. Turning back, he retraced his steps towards her. As he approached, she blinked, suddenly meeting his face just inches away from hers. Lost in her thoughts, she hadn’t realized when he had. moved, and now, he stood directly

the magnetic pull of his presence. Couldn’t I have been enough? If you hadn’t let

the kids are in trouble or you need help. I’ll always be there for you and the kids. You’re not alone, Hazel,” Ethan assured her, his words. carrying a sincerity that

the fragile quietude of the moment, Hazel couldn’t shake the haunting doubts that lingered in the comers of her mind. He’s here because of the kids, Hazel. Because of the connection he feels to the kids, not because of you.The harsh internal voice echoed relentlessly, casting shadows of uncertainty on the reassurances she

internal struggle waging within her. Alarmed, Ethan gently cupped her face, wiping the tear away gently. Her face cradled in his palms, his expression contorted

okay?” he asked, his brows furrowing and his

lane. We’ve come a long way,” Hazel assured. Summoning a smile, she tried to mask the

sighed, his

did

found its way to her head, a comforting

Hazel’s eyes,

threatened to spill over, blinked

trembled lightly, the words carrying the weight