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.

how to express them. Hazel’s reluctance to meet his gaze left

my intruding and questioning made you uncomfortable,” he said, the admission laced with sincerity thinking he had made her

not that,” Hazel

bring herself to meet his eyes for an entirely different set of reasons. Ethan’s questions and his admission of prying into her life had initially taken her off guard, unraveling layers of her past she hadn’t

father of her kids stood right there in front of her. Yet, admitting it felt like unraveling a tightly wound secret

her off guard; it was the stark realization

Father! She couldn’t find the courage to say those words

and response left Hazel feeling a heavy weight of guilt settled in her chest.

and the unspoken words as a surge of emotions threatened to overwhelm

made his way toward

Ethan called, his voice a gentle summons that halted 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 in front of her, his gaze fixed down on her with an intensity that

If you hadn’t let me go, we could have been together now–all of us.

always be there for you and the kids. You’re

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 desperately longed to believe. The ominous thought that the moment he discovers the truth about their parentage, he might take them away, loomed over her like an

a silent testament to the internal struggle

brows furrowing and his eyes.

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

sighed, his eyes

been through a lot. You did good, Hazel. You’ve been so strong,” he

way to her head, a comforting

Hazel’s eyes,

threatened to spill over, blinked rapidly as she grappled with the surge

voice trembled lightly, the words carrying the weight