Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 210 – They said you were evil, so I stayed away

That caught Seraphine’s attention instantly, the tension in her body tightening just slightly before easing again, her expression softening in a way that felt almost disarming.

"I’m not here to hurt you," she said gently, her voice calm, almost reassuring despite the weight of the situation. "I just need to understand what happened that night. Someone drugged the Alpha, and I want to know who was behind it."

The girl hesitated, her lips pressing together as fear flickered across her face, but when she finally spoke, her words came out quieter, heavier. "It wasn’t just the Alpha... your drink was spiked too."

Seraphine’s brows pulled together, confusion settling in as she searched her memory and came up with nothing that matched that version of events. "No," she said slowly, shaking her head. "You must be mistaken. I’m talking about the moon festival seven years ago."

"We’re talking about the same night," the girl insisted quickly, her voice trembling now, desperation creeping in. "But you have to promise you won’t hurt me. I wanted to say something before, I really did, but I didn’t know how to reach you. Everyone in the pack... they said you were evil, so I stayed away."

The words landed harder than anything else.

Seraphine went still, her thoughts catching for a moment, her lips parting as if to respond, but no words came out.

Evil.

That was how they saw her.

A quiet, almost hollow feeling settled in her chest, but she didn’t let it show for long.

she tilted her head slightly, her gaze steady on the girl. "Do I look evil to you?"

I’ve worked at that inn my whole life, and the only time I ever stepped into a pack was when Alpha Ravyn hired us

the pieces fitting

but purposeful. "Tell me everything

"Wait, you’re not going to

out a quiet breath, her gaze briefly drifting toward the front before returning. "What would I gain from

girl more carefully this time, taking in the small details. The tension in her shoulders, the faint signs of exhaustion written across her face. "You look hungry... and tired. Have they not been

her gaze. "The working conditions

said, her voice carrying quiet certainty. "Tell me everything, and

That did it.

The hesitation broke.

men with her," the girl began, her voice unsteady but no longer held back. "When she approached my colleague, he refused to help her. He said he wouldn’t get

continued, the memory clearly still fresh in her mind. "She had those men cut out his tongue... just like that. She said he would expose

pressing into her palms as something cold and heavy settled

happened right under her nose, and she hadn’t

the girl continued, her voice cracking now. "So I agreed. I didn’t have

Seraphine didn’t interrupt.

supposed to spike your drink," the girl said, her words coming faster now, like she just needed to get them out. "And then make

for something, anything, to connect to that, but all she could

himself on me," she said slowly, her voice dropping, uncertainty threading through it. "I didn’t feel drunk. I thought... maybe it was just a nightmare. I tried to convince myself it wasn’t real, but then I