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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end up unscathed?” Derrick’s question pierced through Ethan’s thoughts, demanding an

scar. They did vacate everyone out, but you should have some kind of sign,” Derrick reasoned, his eyes

there, Ethan. You left without trying to help us,” he

was,” Ethan protested, his

if you were anywhere close, you’d have scars,” Derrick asserted, his

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

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

never knew,” Ethan whispered, the weight of the revelation settling heavily upon him. That explained his father’s attitude- the man always seemed off whenever

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

emotion.

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

there, her body wasn’t burnt. She just wasn’t strong enough. I heard my sister

manner.”

person itself, I got burnt, she died,” he

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guess what happened next?” he continued, the pain

then, I discovered what your father, our Alpha did. My father took the blame for everything that happened. All of it, the errors, the smuggling,” he

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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

dead guy, it won’t matter,” he muttered

a little. And the next thing I knew, you were married to my mate!” he ground out, his anger simmering beneath

what did you say?” Ethan stuttered, his mind reeling

night was collaborating with your father and leaving us there,”

know! I swear it!” Ethan yelled,

Derrick continued, his voice trembling with

to

on!” Ethan interrupted, his voice shaking

know!’

told you I liked her,” Derrick’s words

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

whenever they spotted her at events. That he liked her, so after his death and Hazel made a move on him, he was uncomfortable. It felt wrong. This was

tell me she was your mate,” Ethan said quietly, his voice filled

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You were so happy,

it,” he

the pieces finally falling

sent Bella to separate us,” Ethan

is our last night, I’ll say everything. How

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it to her, she’s really good,” Derrick

his anger boiling over as he

your mate, Ethan?” Derrick asked, his voice cutting through the tension like a knife. “It’s because you abandoned her to die

as the truth sank in. It

easy fooling you with Darlene’s substance,” Derrick admitted, unable to meet Ethan’s gaze. “I got you 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 go, so I let her. Watching Bella, how cruel and

was really you, covering up for her and all of that?” Ethan

wanted to see how it would all

to pinpoint things to her, it would lack all evidence and reason. You were messing with my head,” Ethan

his head around, no matter how hard

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

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