Alpha's Regret

Book excerpt: "I, Ella Brown, hereby sever my ties with the Silver Crest pack." The words felt heavy on her heart, but she knew it had to be done. As tears streamed down her face, she knelt down, crying bitterly as she made one final, heartbreaking declaration. "I, Ella Brown, reject you, Alpha Derek of the Moonstone Pack, as my mate." **** "Ella Brown," Derek whispered, his voice full of shock. "Mate," Lila, her wolf, whispered within her, the bond between them sparking to life once more. "Ella, what are you doing here?" Derek asked, his grip tightening on her arms. "I've searched everywhere for you." Ella quickly regained her composure, pulling away from him. "I'm in a hurry, Derek," she muttered, attempting to sidestep him. "Ella, don't leave," Derek pleaded, his voice breaking slightly. "You are my mate," he growled, his voice blending with his wolf's. "You're not leaving me again." ***** Ella's fury ignited. "Alpha Derek," she spat, her voice trembling with barely contained anger. "I am not your mate anymore. Control your damn wolf." Ella Brown’s life was supposed to change for the better when she turned 18—gaining her wolf and preparing for her engagement to Alpha Kevin Taylor. But everything shatters when she catches Kevin with her stepsister, Sandra, the night before the ceremony. Heartbroken, she flees into the night, only to stumble upon her fated mate, the powerful Alpha Derek of the Moonstone pack. Their irresistible bond leads to a night of passion, but Derek coldly rejects her the next morning.At the engagement party, Kevin twists the truth, publicly humiliating Ella. Alone and betrayed by both alphas, she discovers she’s pregnant and flees her pack. Years later, as a renowned healer in the north, Ella is sought after by desperate packs suffering from a deadly plague. But when Derek shows up at her doorstep, demanding her help and refusing to let go of the bond he once rejected, Ella must decide—will she heal his people or make him suffer the way he made her?Can Ella protect her heart from the mate who broke it, or will Derek reclaim what he believes is rightfully his?