Chapter 23 During the drive , Dominic called seven times and sent countless text messages . After seeing the fifteenth one , I stopped reading and just turned off my phone - this was the second time in twenty - four hours I'd shut it off because of him . I should have done this right after contacting the moving company , but some almost masochistic impulse made me hesitate . Maybe deep down , I just wanted to see if he would keep looking for me . It wasn't until I arrived at my new place that I realized what a terrible decision it had been to flee on impulse . I didn't have keys to the new house . The address was right , and the house looked nice from the outside , but I couldn't get in . Of course . My life had never gone smoothly, especially when I ran away out of fear . Now I had to make a choice : call Dominic for help - though I'd been avoiding him all morning , I knew he would help me ; drive to the branch office to ask if they had spare keys ; or just continue sitting in the car crying ? There comes a moment when crying alone won't solve anything . You have to actually stand up , refuse to accept the terrible situation , and demand better treatment . I was twenty - four years old but felt like I'd never really lived . In the pack , I lived under protection ; after leaving , I just tried to get through each 11:33 The Alpha's Regret : Begging for His Outcast Mate Master New Skills with Udemy Chan Chapter 23 day . I no longer challenged myself or tried to make myself happy . The only goal of my life was to not break down from morning to night- I tried to make everyone who met me leave feeling a little lighter , and my profession allowed me to do exactly that . I just had never done anything for myself . My daily goal was always survival , not living . Then I met Dominic . We'd known each other only nine days , but he was so special . We talked , spent time together , and he made me genuinely laugh - not the forced smiles of everyday , but real laughter . I gradually let my guard down and allowed him to get close . What a huge mistake that was . Apparently , I didn't deserve happiness . I should never have let Dominic get so close . He was my boss , but he was also a wolf - exactly the kind of person I had desperately fled from , who had tried to destroy everything in my past . I couldn't continue like this . Someone knocked on my car window , startling me into hastily rolling it down . " Ma'am ? " I jumped slightly , looking up at the unfamiliar man before me . His dark eyes were slightly narrowed with concern , thin lips forming a hesitant smile . 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