Alpha’s Regret Pregnant Rejected Luna

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“Ethan would come; he knows I have his son,” Derrick muttered, his voice tinged with anticipation.

“If my hunch is right, this should be the place,” Ethan muttered to himself as he exited the vehicle, stepping into the dilapidated and abandoned house. A van was parked some distance away. He walked in quietly, his senses alert to every sound and scent.

His nostrils pri cked and twisted at the familiar scent. With determination, he rushed into the building, the moonlight slipping through the broken ceiling, illuminating the room. Ethan stood in the middle of the hall for a moment, memories flooding back of the times they spent in Derrick’s father’s old house-the first one they lived in before the pack’s relocation.

“You came,” a voice said dryly from the shadows.

“I knew you would find it,” Derrick commended, his figure emerging at the top of the stairs.

“Derrick,” Ethan muttered, his hands balling into fists. “Is that really you?” His voice tinged with disbelief, unable to comprehend the reality before him.

“Where is Liam?” Ethan’s voice rough and h o ar se, filled with urgency.

Derrick remained silent, fueling Ethan’s anxiety and anger. The uncertainty gnawed at him, the feeling of helplessness becoming all too familiar in his life.

“I don’t understand, Derrick. Why? All this time?” Ethan’s voice trailed off, a mixture of confusion and frustration lacing his words.

“You took my life, and for someone who ended his friend’s life, you lived pretty well afterward,” Derrick muttered, descending the steps.

“What do you mean by that? You ruined my life,” Ethan countered, his voice heavy with accusation.

“I ruined your life?” Derrick stepped out from the shadows, and Ethan could finally see him. The two men locked eyes, a silent battle of emotions passing between them.

Realization slowly dawned on Ethan as he stared at Derrick, his eyes tracing over him. in the dimness.

“What happened that night was an accident,” Ethan muttered apologetically. “I don’t know why you did what you did, but know I didn’t mean for it to happen. I didn’t leave you there on purpose. Let Liam go,” he pleaded, desperation creeping into his voice.

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“You don’t actually have a reason, you only focused all of your hate on me. I tried to get you out, I really did,” Ethan stated eagerly, Derrick’s continuous silence getting to him.

“I don’t have a reason?” Derrick muttered, his voice heavy with emotion.

“Your father locked us down there,” he revealed to Ethan, his words piercing through the tension.

“My father went in to look for you guys, he sustained burns as well. You know who brought him out? Hazel’s father, Jared!” Ethan countered angrily, his frustration bubbling to the surface.

“It was guilt that drove him,” Derrick muttered, his tone laced with sorrow.

“What?” Ethan muttered, his brow furrowing in confusion. “What do you mean?” he asked, stepping forward, eager for answers.

“Ever wondered how we got stuck down there?” Derrick asked calmly, his demeanor unsettling.

“It wasn’t an accident, Ethan, it was all programmed. He knew what was coming, sent his own kid far away, and put on a show for the packs,” Derrick spat, his words cutting through the air like knives.

“And you abandoned us there, Ethan. You didn’t come back. Darlene was so sure you’d come for us. My life ended that day, yours went on,” he muttered sadly, the weight of his words hanging heavily in the air.

“What are you talking about?!” Ethan yelled, his voice echoing through the room. “I heard everything! The discussion between Mooncrest, your pack’s Alpha; your father, and another one,” Derrick continued, his voice steady and resolute.

“The factory was being used by one of the men to traffic Nexorfin. Your father caught me. He was livid, thought I would ruin the event, and he grabbed me. Darlene was exploring. When he saw her in that room, he threw me in with her and locked us up. He was going to keep us there for the rest of the day until he figured out a cover-up story,” Derrick explained seriously, each word laden with bitterness.

Ethan stag gered backwards, his mind reeling from the revelations. “What?” he whispered, his disbelief palpable.

“That couldn’t be!” Ethan refused to accept the truth, his mind struggling to comprehend.

“Making excuses for him,” Derrick chuckled bitterly. “He tried to go back, it wasn’t his intention.”

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unscathed?” Derrick’s question pierced through

out, if you were there, you should have some kind of scar. They did vacate everyone out,

actually there, Ethan. You left without trying to help

Ethan protested, his voice filled with

anywhere close, you’d have scars,”

but then…” Ethan’s voice trailed off as memories flooded back, his realization hitting him like a ton

him. Someone knocked him out then pulled him out! His father knew what the place contained, how toxic it was, and that he

the weight of the revelation settling heavily upon him. That explained his father’s attitude- the man always seemed off whenever Ethan had mentioned

started right there. Took a while before it spread to other areas. That room slowly started being filled with smoke. Guess what was right there in that

emotion.

smell got to us. Nexorfin was banned for a reason, it’s toxic and blends in for some time until it gets concentrated. I struggled around, found a small air vent, and shoved Darlene there,” his voice

air vents. The fire didn’t get her. But the substance did. She died there, her body wasn’t burnt. She just wasn’t strong enough. I heard my sister struggle to take her last breath,” he revealed, his eyes misty with tears. “All because your father was a coward

manner.”

is potent enough to kill not just the wolf but the person itself, I got burnt, she

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continued, the pain

dead! And then, I discovered what your father, our Alpha

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responsibility which fell on his shoulders as an Alpha. And since my father was dead, died

dead guy, it

I spent years trying to recover a little. And the next thing I knew, you were married to my mate!”

you say?” Ethan stuttered,

first betrayal that night was collaborating with your father and leaving us

it!” Ethan yelled,

second,” Derrick continued, his

married to

interrupted, his voice shaking with

didn’t know!’ he

I told you I liked her,” Derrick’s words cut through the air like a knife, his pain

want to, I didn’t want her. I barely knew her but you always talked about her. But then she didn’t stop following me about, that was why I was cold to her. Because she was yours. The girl my best friend liked, you didn’t even tell

and Hazel made a move on him, he was uncomfortable. It felt wrong. This was the girl his friend had liked, so he was always

mate,” Ethan said quietly,

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did your life continue while mine ended in that manner? You were so happy, you had it all, and the last thing that was mine, you took even that!” Derrick

couldn’t stand it,” he

Bella,” Ethan whispered, the pieces finally falling

to separate us,” Ethan accused,

is our last night, I’ll say everything.

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it to her, she’s really

anger boiling over

Derrick asked, his voice cutting through the tension like a knife. “It’s because you abandoned her to die there,” he revealed, his words like

as the

all excited, got what was mine far away from you. Bella, I’ll admit, went out of control. It was supposed to end after a few weeks. But she didn’t let

and all of that?” Ethan muttered, stunned by the depth

actually have no idea who Bella really was and how she’s murdered people. I wanted to see how it would all play out, you slowly losing everything. I liked it,” Derrick admitted, his voice

to pinpoint things to her, it would lack all evidence and reason. You were messing with my head,” Ethan said, the pieces of the puzzle finally

one of the things he couldn’t wrap his head around, no matter how

replied quietly. “Naomi died in her sleep. What she said

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