Abandoned While Pregnant, Claimed by the Alpha novel Chapter 177

Chapter 177

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**”Ashley, look at me.” Hebert’s voice was gentle as he reached for me again, pulling me back into the searing heat of his embrace. His sapphire eyes burned with fierce devotion. **”Trust me, my love. I truly, deeply love you. I would never hurt you the way that fool Brian did. I’ll protect you with every ounce of my Alpha strength.”**

I rested quietly against his chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. Drawing a shaky breath, I lifted my head and met his gaze with quiet resolve.

**”Hebert, I believe every word you’re saying right now. I truly believe you love me deeply-at this very moment.”** My voice was hoarse, edged with a sorrowful clarity.

**”But that’s not enough,”** I continued. **”Maybe it’s my fault-I’m not strong enough, not independent enough. The gap between us is just too vast. Past experience has taught me that everything changes. And if, in the face of that uncertainty, the only thing I can rely on is your fleeting sincerity? I’d never feel secure! It’s like dangling the Sword of Damocles over my head!”*

**”When you love me, I can be your Luna-I can have everything. But what if one day you stop loving me? I’ll be left with nothing… With just a single thought, you could cast me from heaven straight into hell.”**

Hebert’s brows furrowed slightly, and his arms tightened around me urgently.

**”We’re equals, Ashley! I’ve given you the highest authority in the Blood Moon Pack!”** he vowed, his voice thick with sincerity.

“Equality?” I let out a sudden, bitter laugh, the sound dripping with sarcasm and profound sorrow. My gaze sharpened as 1 stared at him like a merciless judge. “Do you honestly believe there’s any damn equality between us, Hebert?”

Angrily, I jabbed a finger into the unyielding muscle of his chest.

“Take this work schedule, for example! Once you’ve made your autocratic decision, I’m powerless to resist! 1 have no choice but to swallow my pride and obey your arrangements! If you’re in a good mood, you might graciously grant my requests, but if you’re not, I’m left pitifully bending to your will!” My breath came fast, my voice trembling with emotion.

“Even something as trivial as where my personal belongings should go in this house! I have to grovel like this, wasting my breath arguing with you, just to get your damn permission! And you call this equality?” My words were a raw, piercing accusation, laying bare all the suppressed fear and resentment festering inside me.

Hebert fell completely silent. A flicker of helplessness and defeat crossed his strikingly handsome face. But he didn’t explode in rage like some volatile madman-instead, those deep eyes of his fixed on me, filled with unmistakable pain

“I promise you, Ashley,” he finally spoke, his voice rough with humility. “This won’t happen again par I’ll respect every decision you make from now on.”

“Promises for the future mean nothing. Who knows what’ll happen? Not even tomorrow’s weather is guaranteed “Lour han coldly, refusing to let him off easy. Turning away sharply, I left him with nothing but my stubborn back, my tone deat Anyway, I’m staying in the guest room. I absolutely refuse to move into your luxurious master bedroom. And my things last one of them-will be returned to ine, untouched.”

The room plunged into a suffocating silence My fists clenched nervously as I braced for the terrifying with of

But the next moment, a broad, scorching chest pressed thush against my bail. Hebert’s power that are locked trapping me firmly against him. The rich scent of cedar enveloped me completely

With a resigned sigh, his warm lips brushed my ear, his voice a tow, indulgent messzusg

“Fine, my queen.” The words were laced with survenites, tender yet anyielding “s then let me move into wars Will your all

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“What did you say?” My voice came out hoarse. “You’d give up that lavish master suite to stay here?”

There wasn’t a trace of jest in Hebert’s deep sapphire eyes. He leaned down naturally, his breath warm against the tip of my

nose.

“That’s right, my love.” His voice resonated like the lowest chord of a cello, wrapping arourid me in the confined space. “This room is your territory now, Ashley. I want to live in it-to be surrounded by your presence. Will you let the?”

I bit my lip hard, suspicion and defensiveness screaming through my veins. I had to test him, to push the limits of his words

“And what if I say no?” I tilted my chin up, feigning cold indifference. “What if I absolutely forbid you from stepping foot in my private space, Hebert?”

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