Alpha's Regret, Begging My Convict Luna Back novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128

Aria’s POV

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Nathan calmly wiped his cutlery with the precision of a wolf sharpening claws. After a heartbeat, he murmured, “No talking during meals.”

As if he was the law in this house, as if I belonged to him.

My wolf snarled low inside me. I ignored her.

The servant returned with a beautifully plated replica of my simple breakfast.

He ate slowly, methodically… as if all his strange behavior was just for this, having breakfast with me.

I let out a short, bitter laugh and turned back to my own plate.

Even while trapped in Hemsworth Villa, where rent wasn’t bleeding me dry, I couldn’t forget the relic, Grandma Kate’s relic that Nathan had given me last night. It was worth a fortune. A hundred million dollars’ worth of debt sat heavy on my shoulders.

I would repay it, I had to.

Because once the divorce was finalized, we’d be strangers again. No ties, no bonds, no tangled fates pulling us toward each other.

I needed to leave this place soon. A Luna could live here, but I…I no longer could I wasn’t that anymore.

I finished eating quickly, cleared my dishes, and stood. The soft clatter must have grabbed Nathan’s attention because I felt his eyes on me…hot, probing, and unsettling.

Just as I stepped toward the hallway, he said my name.

“Aria.”

Goddess me.

A shiver raced down my spine, prickling my skin. His voice carried a strange mix of tenderness and desperation. Something that made my wolf hesitate.

I quickened my pace, panic rising like a tide in my chest.

Suddenly, a firm grip closed around my wrist.

My wolf snarled and I whipped around, my glare sharp enough to wound.

His impulsive fire dimmed.

He lowered his eyes, his voice dropping. “Where are you headed? I’ll have someone drive you.”

I yanked my wrist free, my heart pounding.

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Why is he acting like this?

Like a wolf losing his mind?

Like an Alpha on the verge of snapping?

Nathan’s strange behavior felt dangerous. His gaze, his tone, his attempts at closeness…

Was he unstable?

Why now?

I didn’t wait to figure it out.

I rushed toward the bedroom, fear and confusion tangling inside me.

I needed to check on Lana.

Nathan’s POV

The loud slam of the door made my wolf flinch before I did. A muscle in my brow twitched, my jaw tightening as the echoes vibrated through the house. Aria’s scent still lingered, yet she was already gone.

I stood there like an idiot, rooted to the spot, my wolf pacing in circles inside me. After a long moment, I walked back to the table, forced myself back into the chair, staring blankly at the table as though it could explain any of this.

The servant hovered nearby, eyeing the barely touched breakfast. “Alpha Nathan… should I prepare

another?”

I shook my head. “You can leave.”

He bowed quickly, worried, but clearly relieved to escape the storm brewing in my aura.

When his footsteps faded, a strange heaviness settled over me. My chest tightened, my wolf within let

out a low, restless whine.

My gaze drifted to the breakfast… her breakfast. The same dishes Aria had devoured with unexpected hunger. I’d caught myself stealing glances at her, watching the way she ate, the way she breathed, the way she existed.

Yet now that the seat across from me was empty, the food tasted like ash.

A sigh rumbled out of me, heavy and rough. My emotions were a tangled snarl, a mix of regret, anger and

guilt.

Last night, I hadn’t slept. I’d stayed in the study with only the blue glow of my computer and the restless pacing of my wolf for company. During the search, I found a locked folder… one I didn’t remember creating.

Inside were photos, videos, documentation of Aria’s life from the moment she was released from prison.

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