All Chapters of Alpha's Regret: Reclaiming His Gifted Luna: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Evander’s POVI give the remnants of my woeful breakfast a disgusted look. I don't have time to have the chef make me something else. Nor do I want them to – not ever again. It seems it's time for me to hire a new kitchen staff.I'll make Ralfi do it.The thought amuses me as I leave the dining room behind. Unfortunately, it does nothing for me today. For now, I'll just have to do my patrol at the border hungry.My personal maid is waiting for me in the foyer, my jacket in her hands. Thank the gods at least Yvaine is consistent in her duties. She helps me on with my coat, then I exit the house.Ralfi is already outside, patiently waiting in the Jeep."Good morning, Evander," my Beta says as I climb into the passenger seat."Morning, Ralfi." I gotta be honest, I'm not feeling the "good" part of that sentiment. "I need a new kitchen staff. Hire a new team immediately."If he finds my request unusual in any way, he doesn't show it. He simply nods, acknowledging the directive.As we sit a

Evander’s POV"Where is Aurora?" I can't believe how much that question stings. I can't even look my mother in the eyes. The situation is too raw, too new."Decisions have a price," Aurora said to me more than once over the course of our marriage. I suppose the bill for my recent actions is coming due."Why are you home early?" I ask instead, feigning more concern than I actually feel. I'm sure everything with Tozen is fine. My mother is one of his closest advisors. But then again, with the King of Kings, you never know. "How did the meeting with the Alpha King go?"My mother backhands the question away as if it were of no importance. "Everything went fine. So well in fact, King Tozen no longer needed me at his side. He specifically instructed me to return home to ensure the deal with the Lycan Prince was successfully completed."I can't help but snarl at the mention of the Lycan Prince. That bastard. How dare he insist on taking Aurora with him! Marching right up to her, giving her t

Evander’s POVI blink at my mother, shock robbing me of the ability to speak."Elder Sansom is dead?" I repeat stupidly. The information does not want to compute."Yes," she says gently, seeing the effect this reveal has had on me."Are you sure?""Evander, I was at his funeral."The elder was an imposter? Nalani lied? I sent Aurora away for a lie!?My vision goes red, my teeth elongate. I want to tear and rip and shred. I want to bite and gash…"Evander!"My mother's voice brings me back from the edge of shifting. Still, the rage boils within me and I know my voice is harsh when I say, "Let's go."My mother and lieutenant don't need to ask where. We all pile into the Jeep and Ralfi steers us toward home.No one speaks on the ride and I'm grateful for it. It gives me a chance to channel my hot rage into cold fury.An Alpha must never show emotion.As the calm descends, I'm able to think more rationally. There's a chance Nalani was misled as well. She may not have known Elder Sansom wa

Evander’s POVRalfi and I leave the examination room and find my mother in the waiting area. She hasn't moved since I left her to talk to the doctor. She remains seated in her chair, head bowed over her hands."I think that Aurora may have had a way to prove her innocence," she says softly. "A way to show you that the allegations against her were false." She meets my eyes and I see her inner resolve. "That's why Nalani poisoned her. She didn't want Aurora to show you the truth.""It's possible," I say because it is. It seems anything is possible at this point."Don't dwell on it," Ralfi says to my mother gently. "Whatever the case, whatever happened, Evander will make it right."My Beta has a lot of faith in me. I hope I prove worthy. I have every intention of trying.I ask a nurse if I can see Nalani, but she tells me that Dr. Oliver has mandated she have no visitors for at least twenty-four hours. There is nothing more for us to do at the hospital, so we leave it behind and return h

"Are you pregnant?"The question seems to hang in the void between us, sucking all of the air out of the room, leaving me on the verge of hyperventilating. I've barely arrived here and I've already been discovered. No wonder Evander never wanted to take me on his more clandestine missions."Aurora?" Josephine asks again, even more gently this time. "I might be able to help." She reaches out and takes my hand. "Will you let me help?"How could I resist such soft-spoken words? It's been so long since anyone has shown me kindness. I crumble beneath the force of tenderness. I am weak to the seemingly sincere offer of aid."I am pregnant," I confess, then squeeze her hand for strength. "Not far along, but… far enough, I guess.""Too far along for it to be Prince Mykal's child you mean."I wince at her blunt statement of fact. "The child is a Werewolf."Josephine lets out a long breath, but never lets go of my hand. "I guess you'd better tell me everything."Instant fear fills my heart. I h