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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Derrick’s question pierced through Ethan’s thoughts,

They did vacate everyone out, but you should have

without trying to

was,” Ethan protested, his voice filled

close, you’d have

person I told that day was my father. I didn’t want to leave, but then…” Ethan’s voice trailed off as memories flooded back, his

His father knew what the place contained, how toxic it was, and that he would want to go back to find his friends, so

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

there. Took a while before it spread to other areas. That room

emotion.

burning first, the 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 quivered as memories

struggled hoisting her into the small 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

manner.”

potent enough to kill not just the wolf but the person itself, I got burnt, she died,” he muttered with a distant look

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happened next?” he continued, the pain evident in

what your father, our Alpha did. My father took

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members. He would have been in a world of trouble if it came out that he ignored his responsibility, the responsibility which fell on his shoulders as an Alpha. And since my father was dead, died while trying to find his kids, they thought it was convenient to push

the blame on the dead guy, it won’t

spent years trying to recover a little. And the next thing I knew,

what did you say?” Ethan

first betrayal that night was collaborating with your father and leaving us there,” Derrick

it!” Ethan yelled, his

second,” Derrick continued,

to

interrupted, his voice

didn’t know!’ he

married Hazel. I told you I liked her,” Derrick’s

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,

move on him, he was uncomfortable. It felt wrong. This was the girl his friend had liked, so he was always distant and cold to her. But

she was your mate,” Ethan said quietly,

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you? Why did you get to live happily, why did your life continue while mine ended in that manner? You were so happy,

couldn’t stand it,”

whispered, the

to separate us,” Ethan accused, his voice filled

last night, I’ll say everything. How blind you’ve

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your mate, right? I’ll give it

you do?!” Ethan yelled, his anger boiling over as he grabbed Derrick’s

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

eyes widening as the truth sank

supposed to end after a few weeks. But she didn’t let go, so I let her. Watching Bella, how cruel and manipulative she was, it felt satisfying watching you get played, get ruined, and slowly being

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

them. You 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

would lack all evidence and reason. You were messing with my head,”

his head around, no matter how hard he’d tried. “Did you kill

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

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