Alpha’s Regret: Begging For My Luna Back novel Chapter 70

Faith’s Pov

The small room felt tense and uncomfortable, like a quiet before a big storm after the declaration I just made.

Then, the door creaked open.

My heart jumped into my throat. Astor. Just thinking his name sent shivers down my spine. Had he heard? Had he overheard that quiet, desperate thing I’d told my mother earlier? The secret I’d sworn no one would ever know? The secret that was a permanent mark on my future?

I held my breath, staring at the doorway. He stood there, a tall shadow against the dim light from the hallway. He looked… normal. No angry face, no narrowed eyes. Just a slight tilt of his head as he looked at us.

Despite how uncomfortable the situation was I couldn’t help the way I reacted just by his mere presence.

“Faith,” he said, his voice a low sound that seemed to shake the floor. “I didn’t know you had visitors.”

My parents flinched, surprised by his voice. Mom especially. She turned even paler, putting her hand to her chest like she was fending off a hit. I could almost see her mind racing, trying to forget what I told her.

“Astor, dear,” she managed, her voice a little too high, trying to sound sweet. “What a surprise! We were just… talking.”

Astor’s eyes glanced at me for a second. It was a quick look, but it held so many feelings I couldn’t figure out. Was he amused? Curious? Or something else? I couldn’t tell, and not knowing made my heart beat a little faster.

Dad, always the sensible one, stood up and offered his hand. “Astor. Good to see you.”

“You too, Alpha Connor,” Astor replied, shaking his hand firmly. “I didn’t know you were coming.”

Mom gave him a shaky smile. “we couldn’t stay even for a minute after finding out that our daughter was back.” she lied through her teeth.

I just gave a small, innocent smile. It was funny, really. My parents were acting all careful, trying to pretend they knew nothing about the big secret I’d just revealed, while I… I was enjoying it. Every awkward silence, every forced smile, every careful word showed that the secret was real and present between us all.

I enjoyed the fact that they couldn’t even endure knowing that I could destroy the perfect life that their daughter had in a second.

“you should have told me and I would have had somebody pick you ups from the airport.” Astor continued, looking at Mom.

Mom visibly relaxed. ” no it’s fine. We’d love to see Alice. Is she here?”

Astor’s lips curved into a small smile. “She’s at home. you can go and see them?”

“But,” he continued, pulling back a little. His dark eyes met mine, deep and unreadable. “I can’t help myself. I want to see you. I want to feel you. I want to be with you.”

And the scary, exciting truth was, I felt it too. The pull was too strong. The longing in his eyes was the same ache in my own heart. He had hurt me, yes, but right then, I wanted him to fix me, even if his touch was what broke me in the first place.

The mate bond just makes things complicated because I hate him as much as I love him.

I don’t want to be here but I know that I can’t live without him either.

“I missed you,” he whispered, his words like a soft touch. “Why did you have to break my heart, Faith?”

A choked sob came out of me. “I… didn’t want to.”

The air was thick with feelings we couldn’t say, with our complicated past and the uncertain future. He leaned closer, his breath warm on my cheek, his eyes searching mine.

And just as I thought things were about to get real, a small, clear voice called out from the hallway.

“Daddy?”