Shattered by the Alpha Stronger Than Ever novel Chapter 69

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“Just leave me alone,” I growled, gritting my teeth in an effort to hold back a sharp retort that would only lead to more pain and regret. I had already accumulated a lifetime’s worth of regrets, and I couldn’t afford to add another to the list. I turned away from my sister, seeking escape from the conversation and the toxic emotions.

“I am just trying to help,” my sister said, her voice softening, attempting to reason with me. I turned to her, my eyes miserable and exhausted, feeling like I was drowning and burning at the same time. I knew she was trying to help, but her words only seemed to exacerbate the pain and guilt that was already suffocating me

“I don’t want your help,” I said, shaking my head in disappointinent. “You’re seeing us like you see your clients, not as your brother and the woman he loves and cheated on.” My voice expressing the sadness within, feeling like she was failing me when I needed her most. I lanew she believed that relationships could survive infidelity, but her attitude towards Karissa and me was more like a detached marriage counselor than a compassionate sister.

“Fine,” she hissed, snatching her phone from the table and storming towards the door. “She’s not worth it anyway,” she threw over her shoulder, the words hanging in the air like a toxic cloud as she slammed the door behind her, leaving me feeling stung and alone. The sound of the door echoed through the silent TOOTH.

I slid down the wall, my head in my hands, my gaze fixed on the large portrait of our engagement that hung across from our bed. We had planned to replace it with our wedding picture, but now that seemed like a distant dream. The smile on Karissa’s face in the photo seemed to mock me. I felt a wave of despair wash over me as I sat there, surrounded by the incredible memories of her.

I couldn’t help but wonder, how did I ever think that a feeling from the past, a fleeting moment of wealmess, was worth losing everything we had built together? When everything was already a mess, how could I have been so blind to throw it all away? The realization had hit me too late that my momentary lapse of judgment had cost me the one person who truly mattered.

I could’ve walked away, had my chances to redeem myself, but something broken inside me kept justifying my actions. I was chasing a hollow satisfaction, trying to fill a void that was already closed and long gone. It was a futile attempt to revive a part of me that had been dead for years, a desperate bid to recapture a feeling that was never meant to be relived.

Rose, a sweet and innocent soul. I hurt her too, with my thoughtless actions. I regretted taking advantage of her kindness, and wished I could go back and do things differently. She deserved better than the pain I caused, and I hoped she would find happiness.

It was just the flying infatuation of a teenager, a momentary obsession that had faded the moment I woke up beside her.

I was once a better version of myself, full of hope and promise, but that was before fate wore me down. The thrill of that youthful crush was just a distant memory now, a reminder of the person I used to be, before time and life took their toll

My phone suddenly chimed beside me, and my heart skipped a beat as Thastily reached for it, my mind racing with the possibility that it might be Karissa, offering me a glimmer of hope, a chance to redeem myself, to apologize, to explain.

My fingers trembled slightly as I grasped the phone, my eyes scanning the screen with anticipation wondering if this could be the opportunity I’d been longing for, a chance to reconnect, to make things right.

But the text that flashed on the screen was like a punch to the gut, leaving me winded and reeling. The words seared themselves into my mind, each one a tiny dagger that twisted and turned, strangling me with their finality. I felt like I’d been knocked off my feet, unable to breathe, unable to think, as the harsh reality set in. The message was a brutal stab that some choices cause you a misery of lifetime, that some goodbyes might be forever.

Taylor

Congrats! Bro, you’re going to be a dad!

Chapt