Chapter 6: The Alpha Regrets
952 Words
The pack felt… wrong.
Too quiet.
Too empty.
Alpha Kael sat on his throne, his jaw tight, his fingers gripping the armrest harder than necessary.
Something was missing.
No—
Someone.
His wolf paced restlessly inside him,
agitated, unsettled.
Find her.
The command echoed again.
Louder this time.
More urgent.
Kael’s eyes darkened.
“Silence,” he muttered under his breath.
But his wolf didn’t listen.
It hadn’t stopped since that night.
Since—
The rejection.
A low growl rumbled in his chest as the memory replayed in his mind.
Her face.
Her voice.
The way she looked at him…
Broken.
Shattered.
And yet—
She didn’t beg.
She didn’t kneel.
She walked away.
That… wasn’t normal.
Kael leaned back slightly, exhaling slowly.
“She was weak,” he said aloud, as if trying to convince himself.
“She would have held me back.”
But even as the words left his mouth…
They felt wrong.
His wolf snarled in disagreement.
Liar.
His fist slammed against the armrest.
“Enough!”
The guards standing nearby stiffened instantly, lowering their heads.
No one dared to speak.
No one dared to question him.
Because he was Alpha.
Strong.
Untouchable.
And yet—
He had never felt this… unstable.
A knock came at the large wooden doors.
Kael’s expression hardened.
“Enter.”
The doors opened, and Beta Ronan stepped inside, bowing slightly.
“My Alpha.”
Kael’s gaze shifted toward him.
“What is it?”
Ronan hesitated.
Just for a second.
And that alone was enough to irritate Kael.
“Speak.”
“We… haven’t found her.”
The words hit harder than expected.
Kael’s expression didn’t change—but something inside him tightened.
“Then keep looking,” he said coldly.
“We’ve searched the outer forest,” Ronan continued carefully. “There are signs of rogue wolves nearby. It’s possible she—”
“Don’t finish that sentence.”
The temperature in the room dropped instantly.
Ronan went silent.
Kael stood up slowly, his presence filling the entire hall.
“She’s not dead.”
The words came out low.
Dangerous.
Certain.
Ronan nodded quickly.
“Of course, Alpha.”
But Kael wasn’t listening anymore.
His mind was elsewhere.
In the forest.
With her.
A strange feeling twisted in his chest.
Unfamiliar.
Uncomfortable.
Regret.
He pushed it down immediately.
“She made her choice,” he muttered.
“She accepted the rejection.”
But his wolf growled again.
Louder.
Angrier.
You forced her.
Kael’s eyes flashed dangerously.
“I did what was best for the pack.”
Silence.
Then—
A quiet voice spoke from the side of the room.
“Did you?”
Kael turned sharply.
A woman stepped forward.
Elegant.
Confident.
Beautiful.
Lira.
The daughter of a powerful Alpha from a neighboring pack.
The one everyone expected him to choose as Luna.
Her eyes studied him carefully.
“You don’t seem convinced,” she said.
Kael’s expression hardened.
“This doesn’t concern you.”
“Everything about this pack concerns me,” she replied smoothly.
Her gaze flickered slightly.
“You rejected your mate.”
Kael’s jaw tightened.
“And?”
“And now you can’t find her.”
Silence.
Tension filled the air.
Lira took a slow step closer.
“That’s not normal, Kael,” she said quietly. “Even after rejection, the bond leaves traces. You should be able to track her.”
His eyes darkened.
“I said I will find her.”
Lira tilted her head slightly.
“Or maybe…”
She paused.
“…you don’t want to.”
The words struck something deep inside
him.
Kael’s wolf stirred violently.
We want her.
His fists clenched.
“I don’t need her.”
Another lie.
And this time—
He felt it.
A sharp pain in his chest.
Brief.
But real.
He inhaled sharply.
“What is this…?” he muttered under his breath.
Lira’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“You feel it, don’t you?”
Kael didn’t respond.
But his silence said everything.
“The rejection didn’t break the bond completely,” she continued.
“That’s impossible.”
“Is it?”
She stepped closer.
Lowering her voice.
“Or maybe…”
Her eyes gleamed slightly.
“…she wasn’t an ordinary mate.”
Kael’s heart skipped.
For a split second—
Her words triggered something.
A memory.
The way the air shifted when he rejected
her.
The way his wolf resisted.
The way she stood…
Even when broken.
His eyes darkened.
“No…” he said quietly.
Lira watched him closely.
“You’re starting to doubt your decision.”
“I don’t doubt anything.”
But this time—
His voice lacked certainty.
A low growl built in his chest again.
Stronger.
More demanding.
Find her.
Kael turned away abruptly.
“Prepare a search party,” he ordered.
Ronan straightened immediately.
“Yes, Alpha.”
Kael’s gaze shifted toward the open doors.
Toward the forest beyond.
Toward the unknown.
Something was pulling him.
Calling him.
And this time—
He wasn’t going to ignore it.
“I’ll go myself.”
Ronan looked surprised.
“My Alpha, that’s not necessary—”
“It is.”
Kael’s voice was final.
Unquestionable.
Deadly serious.
“I need to see it with my own eyes.”
Lira crossed her arms, watching him with interest.
“Careful,” she said softly. “You might find
something you don’t like.”
Kael didn’t respond.
Because deep down…
He already knew.
Something wasn’t right.
Something had changed.
And for the first time since becoming
Alpha—
He felt it clearly.
Fear.
Not of losing power.
Not of enemies.
But of one thing—
That he had made the biggest mistake of his life.
- Writer
