You Want Me Back? Too Bad, My Alpha—I'm Done Waiting

Chapter 17 Chapter 17 There was no sadness, no excitement, just a flat tone that must've cut into Declan's chest like the sharpest knife. Declan stumbled back a few steps, his back hitting the cold car door hard. The impact sent pain shooting through his spine, but somehow it couldn't cut through the numbness taking over his body. Why had he come looking for me? Because he needed answers. Declan wanted to know why I'd suddenly given up on him, why I'd disappeared without a word, and why everyone was keeping him from finding me. Most importantly, he wanted to ask if I still loved him.

But when those words got to his lips, they just wouldn't come out. After a long pause, Declan finally said. "I want to bring you home." He told me how he'd figured out what Cassia really was and how he'd handled her and Ayla. He talked about his regret and the Elders' regret. He described how he'd gone crazy and fallen apart during these months of looking for me. My fingers gripped my phone so tight my whole body was shaking. It wasn't relief or sadness-it was like suddenly ripping off a bandage.

A truth that came way too late, now tearing open a wound that had never really healed, showing the infection still festering underneath. It was too late; everything was too late. I was way past needing the truth to come out, and I didn't need Declan's attempts to fix things or his regret anymore. I said, "Declan, I can't come back with you, and we can't go back to how things were. You weren't wrong to give in to the Elders and compromise, and having kids with Cassia wasn't wrong either.

"Your mistake was building a new life with someone else while feeding me empty promises, making me waste year after year of my life waiting for you. Back then, when I saw you being close with her, I kept wondering if I was the side piece." "No, Nora, you weren't the side piece! You're the person I love most." Declan kept denying it. He automatically reached for my hand, but I stepped away. "But that's exactly how it felt to me. You had kids with her, did that ceremony under the Moon Goddess, and lived like a real mate in every way.

To everyone else, she was your mate, So why did you come looking for me?" "Go back, Declan. This isn't where you belong." Thunder rolled across the sky. ack? Too Bad. My Alpha-I'm Done Waiting 3.9% Chapter 17 I refused to keep arguing and headed toward my building. The second I got to my room, heavy rain started pouring down outside. But he was still standing there in the storm. I frowned and was about to close the curtains when someone started banging on my door like crazy. "Ms. Sinclair, get out here quick! One of the kids, Finley Moss, is missing!" 1 immediately threw the door open.

"What did you say?!" The mountain area had been getting hit with rain lately, and several hillsides were about to slide. Most of the villagers were old people and kids, left behind by family working in the cities. For safety, the village leader had organized an evacuation, and the sanctuary kids had been kept on campus. But somehow, one child had managed to sneak away. Winifred was so freaked out she almost collapsed. She immediately called for help and joined the search teams combing through the entire mountain village.

Meanwhile, all the teachers, except at few who stayed to watch the other students, were also sent out to find missing Finley. After hearing this, my heart started racing with panic too, and I decided to go straight to Finley's family place with another teacher, Tobias Lark, to search there. Right then, distant rumbling sounds came from the mountain valley. Tobias and I looked at each other, both our eyes filled with fear. A landslide was coming! We picked up the pace and ran through the heavy rain toward Finley's house.

Sure enough, we found the scared Finley hiding under the bed at his family's place. Without stopping to ask why he'd run back here, I immediately picked him up to get out. But Finley fought hard in my arms. "No, I don't want to go! My mom's still here!" (0) (0) Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes.

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