Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 7 – You Have Suffered Enough

The drive stretched for hours, the road unfurling beneath the car like a dark ribbon as night swallowed the landscape whole.

The moon hung low and pale, its light slicing through the trees in fleeting flashes as they moved farther from the pack territory and farther still from the city’s restless hum.

By the time they arrived, exhaustion clung to Seraphine’s bones.

Humphrey Walker and Kylie Walker, Ravyn’s parents, lived in deliberate seclusion. Not close enough to the pack to be pulled into its rigid traditions, yet far enough from the city to avoid its chaos, they had chosen a life of quiet autonomy.

Here, moon festivals did not disturb the night, and no Alpha’s authority echoed through their halls. This was a place governed by personal choice, not pack law.

Here, they lived by their own rules. Corvine slowed his steps as they approached the estate, unease etched into his features. "Luna, are you certain about this?" he asked quietly. "Alpha Ravyn will make a farce of it if he finds out."

"It’s fine," Seraphine replied without hesitation. Her voice was calm, resolute. "Why do you think I stayed as long as I did? His parents treated me better than my own ever did. It is only right that I spend my last few days with them before leaving for the city."

She stopped abruptly and turned to face him, her gaze sharpening. "Before we go inside, you need to tell me why you resigned."

He had already told Alpha Ravyn it was not because of her. That meant there was something else, something heavier, and she needed to know what she was gambling with.

Remorse flickered through Corvine’s eyes. He lowered his head, his shoulders sagging beneath the weight of his confession. "Luna... I feel guilty. Guilty that I failed to protect your daughter, so I want to make it my responsibility to search for her."

can’t stand taking orders

voice touched her, even as reality clawed its way forward. Seraphine knew better than

said softly. "New York is vast. Without knowing who she was, or what my daughter looks like now, finding

lifted his head, surprise written across his face. "I thought

is happy wherever she is,

something terrible might be

imagine such things." She inhaled slowly, steadying herself.

shook his head immediately. "I refuse. Divorce or

everyone," she reminded him. "You will confuse people

reluctantly. "Very well," he said. "I will

the Walker residence, Corvine’s earlier worry returned. "What if they are asleep? We might

nothing, only quickening her

they reached the gate, it slid open smoothly, as if

The security guard straightened and greeted Seraphine with practiced respect. "Second Mrs. Walker, you must be exhausted from such a long journey. First Mr. and Mrs. Walker are asleep,

"Thank you, Edward. Please have

By the way Edward addressed her, and by the lack

city business that he had

door, it opened from the inside, and she was pulled

Sera," Kylie’s voice trembled with