It's Too Late to Regret Our Tragic Story, Alpha!

I was studying my herbs at my desk in my old room with a stack of papers lying in front of me with Lord Alistair. Yet, I couldn’t focus like usual. In fact, I felt very tense since this morning.

‘Something bad is happening, but I don’t know what is,’ I thought to myself.

Not only that, Sylvia had also behaved very weirdly. She kept growling inside of me. It made me realize that something bad would happen, but I had no idea when it would happen.

Then, there was a knock at the door that startled me. Before I could answer, it swung open. It turned out to be Matthew. However, his usual carefree demeanor changed into a very tense one. Behind him stood a tall, broad figure that I hadn’t expected to see so soon.

“Alexandra, my warriors and I caught someone when we were doing our routine inspection,” Matthew said sternly.

“Please go to the hall,” he continued before he left.

Without further ado, I ended my lesson and went to the hall. The hall was already full of our warriors and elders. All of them were murmuring. Then, I saw the person that Matthew and his warriors caught.

My heart quickly sank when I realized who was behind him. It was Lucas Albright, one of Charles' most trusted warriors. His presence could only mean one thing. Charles was still trying to bring me back to the Black Rose Pack.

“What do you want, Lucas?“ I asked coldly.

Lucas stepped forward before he respectfully bowed to me.

He then said, almost in a pleading tone, “Lady Alexandra, I come with a message from Charles. He asks you to honor the betrothal promise.“

I felt my jaw tighten because of what I heard. After all, it pissed me off that Charles dared to think that I dishonored our betrothal when he was the one who betrayed it. For a while, I tried to calm myself so that I wouldn’t lash out at this poor man.

But before I could respond, my father entered the hall. His usually calm and wise face was filled with anger this time. Immediately, I shut my mouth.

“Honor the betrothal promise?“ my father repeated angrily with his Alpha voice.

The Alpha angrily continued, “After everything that bastard has done to my daughter? How dare you come here and ask for such a thing?“

Matthew stepped beside my father, glaring at Lucas, as the former told the latter, “Alpha Charles has ignored Lady Alexandra for ten years. There’s nothing left to honor.“

Lucas glanced nervously between the two men before turning back to me as he said, “Please, Lady Alexandra. Alpha Charles ... has realized his mistake. He wants to make things right.“

I sighed, stepping between my father and Matthew to calm them down.

“Let me handle this,“ I said softly.

They both nodded, but they didn’t move far.

“Charles ignored me for a decade. He hasn’t even bothered to marry me despite the betrothal, but he had no problem paying attention to Hailey,“ I told Lucas sternly.

For a while, I paused because I could feel my heart still ached at the mention of her name.

“He defended her over me during a rogue attack three months ago, Lucas. Everyone saw it. That was the final straw,” I said.

Father, Matthew, and my pack members were shocked to hear that Charles had chosen to protect Hailey over me. They were all upset, especially the Alpha and Matthew. But I calmed them down again.

When Lucas heard it, he also looked pained. But the warrior didn’t say anything. He knew I was right.

“I’ll send your words to the Alpha, Lady Alexandra,“ he eventually said something quietly.

“Please do. Matthew, escort Lucas and make sure none of his warriors would harm him,“ I told Matthew who quickly nodded and escorted Lucas out of the hall alongside our warriors.

For a moment, the room was silent. However, the tension slowly faded. My father placed a hand on my shoulder, his eyes full of concern. Surely, the Alpha wished to know more about this.

“Are you alright, Alexandra?“ he asked me.

I nodded even though my heart felt heavy as I answered his question, “I’m fine, Father. It’s over now.“

I thought I had finally put Charles and the Black Rose Pack behind me. But I was wrong. In fact, I would never expect that I would be very wrong.

A week later, I was walking through the Silver Arrow Pack’s courtyard when I heard murmurs among the pack members. I glanced around, trying to figure out what was happening. My heart skipped a beat when I saw that person. It was Charles.

The Black Rose Pack’s Alpha stood at the entrance, tall and proud as ever. Yet, the man looked very different. His face was pale and his eyes wild as they searched the courtyard.

For a while, I froze as I tried to process what happened. Did I confront him or turn away? But before I could make a decision, Charles spotted me.

“Alexandra!“ he called me out, but his tone sounded desperate.

However, I wasn’t even touched. Where was that desperation when I miscarried our baby? Where was that worry when he chose his Beta over me, his future Luna? It was all too late. So, why would I return his favor?

“What are you doing here, Charles?“ I asked curtly.

“I’ve come to take you back,“ he said, stopping just in front of me.

The Black Rose Pack’s Alpha then said, “I’m sorry, Alexandra. I made a mistake. I should have married you. I should’ve pro-”

“Stop. I don’t need to hear you. You should’ve married Hailey. She’s the one you chose, not me,“ I cut him off firmly.

When Charles heard my response, he was clearly angry. Yet, I didn’t feel scared this time. Instead, I felt disappointed.

‘Why would I ever fall to him?’ I asked myself.

As he stepped closer, he angrily told me, “I didn’t choose her over you, Alexandra! You don’t understand. I was protecting the pack-”

“From what?“ I cut him off again, but I couldn’t help but feel emotional as I recalled what I had gone through.

I angrily confronted him, “You defended Hailey while the rogues attacked me, your future Luna! How can you stand there and say you didn’t choose her over me?“

Charles opened his mouth to respond, but before he could, Matthew appeared at my side. When I looked at my foster brother, he was looking at my former fiancee with hatred. Indeed, I hadn’t mentioned that I was attacked by the rogues.

“How dare you not protect your future Luna!” Matthew angrily yelled at Charles.

In fact, my foster brother grabbed my former fiancee by the collar as the former confronted the latter, “You chose to protect your Beta instead of your future Luna? What kind of Alpha does that?“

Meanwhile, Charles focused his gaze on Matthew. The moment both of them looked at each other, tension quickly built between them. Not long after that, the Black Rose Pack’s Alpha sneered mockingly at Matthew, which made my brother even angrier.

Then, Charles mockingly retorted, “What would you know about being an Alpha, Matthew? You’re just a rogue, a stray that Addison took in.“

When Matthew heard it, I could see that he was about to shift into his wolf form. Immediately, I stepped between them and I placed a hand on my brother’s chest to stop him. Although the young man was unhappy, he eventually relented.

“Enough. This isn’t about you two. This is about me,“ I said sharply.

I turned to Charles as I firmly told him, “I’m happy here. I’m not going back to the Black Rose Pack and I’m certainly not marrying you.“