The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 363

ncrossed my arms and let them fall to my sides.

This was not what I had come here expecting. I had come here ready for him to turn on the charm, to

look at me with those desperate eyes and tell me he’d do anything if I’d just come home. I had put up my defenses, expecting just that

But this. I never thought it would come to this

“Ryan said you basically stopped running the pack” I said

He didn’t say anything for a moment “ve been handling it

“He said you haven’t been to a meeting in three weeks

He looked back at me “I’ve been handling the said again, and even he didn’t sound convinced.

“What about the Alpha King campaign

Something moved across his face He looked back down at the sheets “That fell through.”

“What do you mean it fell through

“Several alliances pulled out after everything with the rogues and Vivian and the pack instability. Word gets around. And then I stopped returning calls, which didn’t help ‘ He paused. “It’s done. I’m withdrawing my name

I stared at him “You ona’t be serious

“It’s probably for the best, anyway,” he said with a shrug “A man like me shouldn’t be Alpha King.”

I felt something drop in my chest

I had spent so much time resenting his ambition, all the ways his drive and his pride had ground up everything around him in the last life and this one. But now, seeing him like this, all I wanted was to see that prideful, hopeful Alpha again.

He had wanted that title since he was a child. He had spent his entire life talking about it, striving for it, and in my past life, he had been so happy to find that he had won. It was one of the few times in that life

that I ever saw him smile.

But now…

“Please don’t give up,” I murmured.

He looked up.

“Look at yourself.” I straightened. Lifted my chin. Gestured to him. “Pull yourself together, Dominic. Get out of this room. Start returning your calls. Run your pack the way you’re supposed to Become Alpha King

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