I didn't understand. I didn't know what he meant or why he recognized me. But in that moment, I felt it—a bond, deep and unexplainable pulling us together in a way I had never felt before.
The room grew silent and I didn't know what would happen next. I could feel that something was not right but I was powerless to stop it.
The Alpha's eyes studied me, and his expression changed. He was surprised, but there was a deep recognition in his eyes as he stepped forward, his eyes not leaving mine, his steps slow and deliberate.
"You…" he said. His voice was calm, but it weighed heaviness in it.
I stayed at him with a mixture of confusion and fear. I don't know what was happening. But then a flash of memory struck me and I suddenly remembered. That night, I had a brief encounter with a man who I shared a night with.
But now, standing before this Alpha...I remembered it was him!
I almost staggered, my heart drumming," You!" I gasped, my voice almost like a whisper," You bastard!"
He flinched but it wasn't from fear but from deeper recognition. I was shaking now, shaking from the anger, realization, confusion, and pain that burned at my chest.
"You.."I said again, my voice growing louder, fueled by so many painful emotions I couldn't control," You are the reason I'm in this mess. You took advantage of me and left me all by myself...and now I'm pregnant with nowhere to go. Do you know how your actions have ruined my life!"
His eyes softened as he stared at me in disbelief and surprise," What?... pregnant? I didn't know. I am so sorry. I wasn't in my right frame of mind, I was drunk, I —"
"Don't..." I interrupted him, my voice sharp and painfully loud," Don't you try to give me any excuses. You discarded me like I was some sex toy. I have been carrying this hurt all this time but you walked away without a second thought!"
"I….I never meant for it to be that way" He said calmly, but then his voice trailed off as if he didn't know what to say anymore. He looked clueless.
I shook my head as tears strolled down my cheeks," It doesn't matter, none of it does. The damage is done and I have to carry this guilt for the rest of my life"
He placed his hand on his temples as the silence stretched between us. I was so angry but something inside me felt so empty. I hated him for making me go through all this, but at the same time, I felt something as I stood in his presence.
Something I couldn't understand.
"Please, let me go," I said, turning my face away from him as if to hide the tears from his view.
He didn't flinch. Instead, he took a step closer, and he sighed, his voice low and unsure as he spoke," I didn't know all of this would happen...I never even knew you would get pregnant. I'm sorry, I never meant for all this to happen"
His words were meant to make me feel better, but instead, it hit me like a punch to the gut. I turned back to face him.
"Sorry? You think your being sorry can change everything that has happened?"I let out a bitter laugh, wiping my eyes," You left me with nothing but an unwanted child and even more pain. Being sorry can't change anything so just let me suffer this alone"
He stared at me for a long moment and then he raked his fingers through his dark hair and let out another sigh before he spoke again.
" I can't undo what had happened between us. I can't erase the past but I won't leave you to bear all this burden alone "
His words seemed to cause a stir in my chest. How could he even say that? How could he think his mare words could erase everything he had put me through?
I stepped back, away from him and his words" Don't you dare act like you care. You don't have to act like you can fix this because you can't ... nothing can"
His face softened, and I saw a slice of something in his expression —something like regret, but I felt it wasn't enough compared to what I had gone through. Nothing would ever be enough to erase the scars this had made in my life.
Before I could say anything, he turned to the guards who were patiently waiting for his orders and also silently watching the exchange between us.
"Let her go," He said, his voice firm and authoritative; there was an undeniable edge to it that commanded obedience immediately.
The guards exchanged swift looks among themselves; they hesitated for a few seconds but nodded and slowly took a step backward, away from me as he had commanded.
I stared at him, and I could see a trace of something in his eyes. I didn't know whether it was a look of pity, regret, or something else entirely, something I should be worried about.
But one thing was clear — the bond that seemed to draw me to this Alpha.
But whether I liked it or not, I was pregnant. Pregnant with the Alpha's child. The man who had used and walked away from me, the man who planted this seed inside of me.
We stared at ourselves until I had to look away. My heart was drumming silently against my chest, and I didn't know what would happen next; I didn't know if he would turn me into his slave, I didn't even know the pack I was in, but I couldn't deny the truth anymore.
My life was taking a turn I couldn't control even if I tried.
The Alpha exhaled, his eyes fixed on my small frame, but then my heart skipped at the words he said ...."She's not an intruder anymore. Prepare a room for her at once"