Chapter 14 A deep stab of pain poked me in the heart . Lila never talked about her parents . She didnt have anything to say . How could shr when they were taken from her before she could even open her eyes ? Still , she knew what having parents meant . What it wouldve meant for her if theyd lived . Bentley tightened his hold on my hand . With pursed , dry lips he gulped . I told Alpha Oliver about what happened to you . The moment those words left his lips . I felt everything stop . My eyes widened . My heart dropped at what he said . He told him ? My face paled almost immediately when his words sunk in . Oh Goddess , what were they going to do ? Did they tell Landon ? re they going to kick me out for being unwanted ? Will their views of me change ? Anxiety crept up from within me when I tifed to yank my hand from his hold , but he didnt let go . His face hardened as he looked over to Lila . Sweet pea . this isnt right . Youre suffering far too much . How many more times will you have these attacks every time they mate ? How many more bruises will your body take ? How many more times do I have to find you lying unconscious over the floor ? How many more times will your pretty little eyes shed tears for that son of a bitch ? Bentleys soft voice sought after my tears . I could feel them threatening to spill . I vowed to myself I wouldnt cry again . At least , not in front of them . Ive done that way too many times just from that day alone . I probably cried a years worth of tears by now . Even if my heart was breaking again and again , I didnt want them to have the same impression of me as my pack did : Weak Useless . Not enough . I I cant do anything about it . I whispered . My hands trembled but Bentleys reassuring hold kept me from completely breaking apart . His warmth sent shall rush of comfort . He opened his mouth to say something when we heard a faint knock on the door . Was someone else visiting ? I looked to Bentley in confusion who gave me a small , regrettable smile and let go of my hand before getting up to open it . Alpha Oliver . Bentley dipped his head in respect as the big , burly Alpha at the doorframe nodded at him . His dark eyes sweeping across the room until they met mine . Alpha Oliver Thompson . Only pack members or close associates were allowed to call an Alpha by their first name with the title . Thats why I always called him Alpha Thompson . Alpha Harrison , Landons father , was Alpha Harrison Walker . But since I was a pack member , I was permitted to call him Alpha Harrison whereas other wolves from different packs were required to call him Alpha Walker . It was a subtle way to show relations between wolves . A pack was like a family . Only family was allowed to get away with referring to an Alpha with such intimacy as using their first name . A mate never had to use the title nor the last name . I was neither a pack member nor was I a close associate , so I resorted to using his last name . Sure I was staying at his pack . but my legal loyalty was still at Nightwake . I only met him a total of three times since my stay here . Once when I first arrived , twice when Bentley asked for permission to give me a job and third when my first attack happened and I fell ill for a day . Hed visited to inquire about my health or if someone had done something . I had managed to say it was just exhaustion and he 12:41 -Forsaken by My Alpha : The Regret That Came Too Late Chapter 14 never gestioned it though I knew he didnt believe me . He probably decided against asking out of respect for me . Bentley , could you give me and Selene a moment ? Please take Lila with you . Bentley nodded at him , slowly making his way to pick up a sleepy Lila in his arms . Her little eyes fluttered open when he scooped her up and wandered around until they fell on me . Immediately she thrashed in his hold , whining to be let go so that she could come to me . Her little chubby arms reaching out to my direction as small sobs racked her body . The inner turmoil in me nearly drove me mad . My heart ached for the child . Her expression cutting deep as my wolf restrained the urge to comfort her in front of the Alpha . I watched as Lila slowly disappeared with her wails echoing in the hallway . en when she wasnt in sight I kept staring at the door longingly . That little girl is head over heels for you . I snapped my attention to Alpha Thompson who has a slight smile playing on his lips before dropping my gaze to my hands . Chewing on my lip , a smile appeared across my face at his words . Was it wrong to feel a little prideful over that ? To feel happy at the fact Lila had gotten so attached to me ? I was just as in love with that little girl . Bentley told me about your … situation . He said softly . I felt his alert eyes observing me like he was expecting me to burst out into tears at any moment . When his glances became too much I peered over to him , catching him rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly with his gaze dropped to the floor . Clearly the Alpha never had something like this happen . He probably didnt know what to say in fear of saying something wrong . This was why I didnt want anyone to know . The moment they did , theyd treat me like I was made out of glass . Not that my heart wasnt as fragile as one . But once something breaks , it cant be broken again , can it ?