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 rippling through

don’t take each other’s exes. You won’t even be able to marry a

scorn in his eyes was unmistakable. He meant every word,

in her plain hospital gown, her posture remained firm, her

she declared her love to him, back when she had stood on a

she boldly declared to

casually. "Daisy is the one I want,"

pampered brat. Daisy, on the

accused Seraphine of bullying, winning sympathy from the pack, and from Ravyn. Even

act. Seraphine hadn’t defended herself. She had believed the

her voice slicing cleanly through the murmurs, "that as a Luna I’m unaware of the consequences of signing a divorce

There was no desperation

tricked me. You forced my parents into pressuring me to marry

it." Seraphine cut him off mid-sentence, extending her hand, with the signed papers resting neatly

stared at them, unmoving, until Daisy stepped beside him. She slipped to his side effortlessly, her gown shimmering under the ceremonial lights. Gold threads sparkled

smile 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 no need

smiled in response, but her eyes remained distant. She wanted to speak, wanted to tear apart

Bryan?" Her

academy," Ravyn answered,

after

and Daisy spoke at

didn’t need a crown or a title to prove her

expect me to leave

quick glance with Daisy before gripping Seraphine’s arm and pulling her

scene," he hissed under his breath. "I’ll explain