128 : The Alpha's Heartbreak

VERENA

“Who are you talking about, Verena?” he presses, his voice low and dangerous. “It's him, isn't it? Elijah.” He hisses.

“So you two are a team now?”

I hold his gaze. "We're on good terms now," I declare, my voice firm and strong. “Also, he’s Ezra's father. He donated his blood to save him and helped us a lot. He loves Ezra and deserves to be involved in his matters as much as I do.”

He scoffs and looks away. “So you choose him after all,” he says, his voice filled with disdain.

“We have talked about this, Carlisle. And I haven’t forgotten about the way you behaved with me that night,” I say and cross my arms.

Something flickers in his eyes before he says, “I’m sorry about that night. I wasn’t in my right mind.”

My brows lift at him in shock. Well, I certainly did not expect him to apologize so quickly.

“It—You know my feelings for you,” he confesses, his gaze filling with a vulnerability I haven’t seen before.

A lump forms in my throat. “I have always tried to tell you not to ex