Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 157 – This is business, not personal

Seraphine hadn’t stepped into a kitchen to cook ever since she walked away from the pack, not once, not even out of necessity, because she had long since cut herself off from anything that reminded her of that life, yet here she was now, standing in front of a stove, making pancakes like nothing had changed, like the past hadn’t carved deep lines through everything she used to be.

The moment she arrived earlier, she didn’t waste time, handing Bryan over to the maids with clear instructions to get him settled into one of the rooms, her focus already locked on stabilizing him before anything else. What she hadn’t expected, though, was the setup inside the house.

There were two rooms prepared for children.

One designed for a boy, the other for a girl.

Bryan’s reaction had been immediate the second he saw the boy’s room, his eyes lighting up with excitement that almost made it hard to believe how weak he had looked just minutes before.

The space was bright, filled with colors and familiar cartoon characters, carefully arranged in a way that made it feel warm instead of clinical.

Corvine had explained it casually, like it was nothing out of the ordinary.

"They’re for guests," he said. "Anyone with kids should feel comfortable staying here."

Seraphine hadn’t responded to that, but she had taken note of it quietly before getting to work.

She had connected the cannula with practiced ease, her movements precise as she set up the IV fluids, monitoring his condition closely while making sure his body was getting what it had clearly been deprived of for too long.

Only after she was certain he was stable enough did she step away.

And now she was here.

Cooking.

but her thoughts anything but, especially

hadn’t just eaten, he had devoured the food like he hadn’t seen a proper meal in days, finishing everything on his plate and still asking

been enough to make her

about it, his answer had been simple, almost

the food his mother made, so he just

hadn’t commented

anything to say, but because she chose not to, pushing it aside for later, where it could sit with everything else that needed to

pulled out her phone and called Leon, getting straight to the point as she requested

that a delivery was already on the way before

the call when Corvine walked in, his expression carrying

you’ll

didn’t respond right

phone

Damon’s voice came through,

he said, "the test results will be

remembering how slow the pack’s system was compared

it," she said. "Tomorrow,

end the call, but

that question you asked earlier," she added, her tone softening just slightly, "Bryan is here with me, and I’m working on getting him a

other end, Damon sounded more

he said, a hint of satisfaction slipping through. "You’re not as cold as you present yourself to be. But what if he’s not

smile, one that didn’t quite

I’m helping him because of who his father is?" she

a pause, allowing confusion to grow in Damon’s

her voice calm, and controlled. "Once the DNA results

slowly before turning her attention