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.

sure how to express

made you uncomfortable,” he said, the admission laced with sincerity thinking he

not that,” Hazel denied

entirely different set of reasons. Ethan’s questions and his admission of

her kids stood right there in front of her. Yet, admitting it felt

stark realization of

Liam’s Father! She couldn’t find the courage to say those words to him. Instead, she had taken the cowardly

attentively, his expression reflecting genuine empathy for her situation. His reaction and response left Hazel feeling a heavy weight of guilt settled in her chest. It was

truth Her l*ps trembled under the weight of her anxiety and the unspoken words as a surge of emotions threatened to overwhelm her. Instead, she bit her l*ps trying to compress

he made his

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

of his presence. Couldn’t I have been enough? If you hadn’t let me go, we could have been together now–all of us. Instead, he turned her away. The unspoken echoes of her thoughts reverberated

kids are in trouble or you need help. I’ll always be there for you and the kids. You’re not alone, Hazel,” Ethan

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

weight of her resolve shatter. A solitary tear escaped her eye, a silent testament to the internal struggle waging within her. Alarmed, Ethan gently cupped her face, wiping the tear away gently.

okay?” he asked, his brows furrowing and his eyes. searching hers, genuine concern

a little melancholic from the trip down memory lane. We’ve come a long way,” Hazel assured. Summoning a smile, she tried

sighed, his eyes

a lot. You did good, Hazel. You’ve been so

arm found its way to her head, a comforting gesture as

Hazel’s eyes,

over, blinked rapidly as she grappled with

lightly, the words carrying the weight of gratitude and a vulnerability she