Chapter 52: Tragic Past Of The Alpha

Maya Nathaniel's body froze at my question, visible tension coursing through him as he slowly turned to face me. For a moment, pure hesitation hung in the air, as if he grappled with the reluctance to revisit past traumas— I couldn’t really point it out but it was something, something that made me question my decision.  Maybe I should have held back… Then, he opened his mouth. "I didn't ask you because I thought you were telling the truth," he confessed, hands tucked into his pockets. "I didn't want to be the kind of person who distrusts you and pushes you into a situation that could potentially endanger both you and your baby—that's not who I am. I want to save people, even if it comes at the cost of my own life.”  I could tell he was honest. It was apparent, yet he hadn't directly addressed my question or maybe he didn’t want to. I didn't want to coerce him, but the curiosity nagged at me. I wanted to unravel the layers beneath the man who had chosen to save my life, offering a new c