Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 2 - You’re not my mother

No one believed it. Six times, six separate divorce agreements had crossed Luna Seraphine’s hands, and six times she had refused to sign.

She had endured the humiliation of watching her former nanny’s daughter move freely through her home, issuing orders like she owned the place.

The pack had whispered, sneered, pitied her. To them, it all pointed to one thing, weakness.

So when the words finally left her lips, they landed like a blade dropped into silence.

"It can’t be true, right?" a pack member murmured from the crowd. "She’ll crawl back. She always does."

"Yes," another chimed in confidently. "Luna Seraphine can never leave Alpha Ravyn. She cares too much about her position."

Alpha Ravyn stood at the center of it all, tall and immaculate, his cream-colored suit tailored to perfection. For a brief moment, his hardened expression faltered.

This had to be another trick. He was the second most powerful Alpha in the entire community, second only in strength and wealth across all of New York.

With a single command, he could ruin her. Laws protected Lunas, yes, but laws could bend. And more than anything, this was humiliating, especially after everything he had said so publicly before her arrival.

This gathering had been carefully planned, invitations sent out ahead of time. Alphas had abandoned packed schedules and city obligations to witness this very moment.

Ravyn had been absolutely certain that Seraphine would give in again, just like before, but this sudden change in her attitude stunned him.

Most of the prominent Alphas were present. Only a few were absent. His closest friend, Alpha Voren Ashkael of the Grimroot Pack, for instance, had been unable to attend.

"You didn’t think this through," Ravyn said at last, his voice steady, confident. His gaze locked onto Seraphine, sharp and assessing. "You know divorcing an Alpha means you can never marry another Alpha again."

agreement, murmurs of approval

don’t take each other’s exes. You won’t even be able to marry a beta, only a low-ranking

unmistakable. He meant every word, but

posture remained

charm, looked just as he had the first night she declared her love to him, back

she boldly declared to the world, "Alpha Ravyn is

He had dismissed it casually. "Daisy is the one

Seraphine was raised as a beta’s daughter, they had labeled her spoiled. A pampered brat. Daisy, on the other hand, cried easily, spoke softly, and played the victim

the pack, and from Ravyn. Even from Seraphine’s own

for Daisy’s act. Seraphine hadn’t defended herself. She had believed the truth would eventually rise on

cleanly through the murmurs, "that as a Luna I’m

the first time, Ravyn felt unsettled. There was no desperation like before, no pleading. Just a stillness

spat. "You tricked me. You forced my parents into pressuring me to marry you, and now you

hand, with the signed papers resting neatly in her

shimmering under the ceremonial lights. Gold threads sparkled

tugged at her lips. "Luna Sera," Daisy said sweetly, her voice soft enough to sound sincere. "Alpha Ravyn only needed my help because you were unwell. Now that you’re awake, the ceremony will be canceled. There’s

remained distant. She wanted to speak, wanted to tear apart the lie right there. But with so many

Bryan?" Her

the academy," Ravyn answered,

after

and Daisy spoke

composed. She didn’t need a crown or a title to prove her worth. Even dressed in a hospital gown, stripped of ceremony, she still carried herself with

expect me to leave my son behind, did

with Daisy before gripping Seraphine’s arm

his breath. "I’ll explain everything