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.

unsaid, but he wasn’t sure how to express them. Hazel’s reluctance to meet

the admission laced with sincerity thinking he had made her uncomfortable with

No. It’s not that,”

Ethan’s questions and his admission of prying into her life had initially taken her off guard,

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

merely Ethan’s questions that had caught her off guard; it was the stark realization of how her life truly was that

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

reaction and response left Hazel feeling a heavy weight of guilt settled in her chest. It was evident

wanted to 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 overwhelm her. Instead, she bit her l*ps trying to compress the myriad of

leave the ward. Slowly, he made his way toward the door, the quiet shuffle of his footsteps filling the mom Hazel followed silently, trailing

approached, she blinked, suddenly meeting his face just inches away from hers. Lost in her thoughts,

She wondered, her eyes locked with his, captivated by the magnetic pull of his presence. Couldn’t I have been enough? If you hadn’t let me

you need help. I’ll always be there for you and the kids. You’re not alone, Hazel,” Ethan assured her, his words.

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

testament to the internal struggle waging within her. Alarmed, Ethan gently cupped her face, wiping the

something bothering you? Are you okay?” he asked, his brows furrowing and his eyes. searching hers, genuine concern etched across

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

sighed, his eyes

through a lot. You did

her head, a comforting gesture as he lightly

Hazel’s eyes,

tears that threatened to spill over, blinked rapidly as

you, Ethan,” her voice trembled lightly, the words carrying the weight