Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 212 – Do I See the Scumbag?

’You’re back.’

Marsha’s voice slipped into her mind the second they reached the hospital, soft at first, still heavy with sleep, like she was stretching awake after being gone far too long. There was a faint groan that followed, laced with complaint. ’You shouldn’t have come back so soon.’

Seraphine’s lips curved, the emotion hitting deeper than she expected, settling somewhere tender in her chest as relief washed through her. Just hearing Marsha again made everything feel a little steadier, a little more whole. ’I missed you,’ she murmured inwardly, her tone quieter than usual, almost fragile despite herself. ’So much.’

’You got me now,’ Marsha shot back, her voice sharpening with that familiar bite. ’Though I can’t say I missed you. I’ve been asleep this whole time, living peacefully without your drama.’ A pause followed, then her tone flipped completely, alert and suspicious. ’Wait... hold on. Is that him?’

Seraphine didn’t need to ask who she meant.

’Do I see the scumbag?’ Marsha continued, her voice dropping into something dark and threatening. ’Tell me you didn’t get back together with him. Because if you did, I swear, I’ll take over and end you myself.’

A soft laugh escaped Seraphine before she could stop it, warmth blooming in her chest at the sheer intensity of Marsha’s protectiveness. She had missed this.

’We’re never getting back together,’ she replied calmly, her gaze flicking briefly toward Ravyn before pulling away again as if he barely existed.

’I only agreed to work on the cure because his parents asked me to. They’re my parents now.’ Her tone softened at that last part, carrying something rooted, deeper than obligation. ’We’ll talk more later. I need to handle something first.’

Damon stepped forward like he was about to speak, but Seraphine didn’t give him the chance.

"I asked for your beta to assist me for the duration of my stay here," she said smoothly, her voice cutting cleanly through the space before Damon could get a word out.

Her eyes landed on Ravyn, calm but firm, holding just enough edge to make the message clear. "What I require from him isn’t your concern. Or is it?"

Marsha hummed with approval in her head, clearly pleased. ’Seems

at her focus, but she couldn’t bring herself to push Marsha back into silence, not after just getting her back. The connection felt too precious, too

forced it down. He didn’t say it, but it was obvious he knew better than to push her right now. She hadn’t even started on the cure yet, and the last thing he

word came out tight. "We were

them off on purpose," Seraphine replied, her tone laced with dry sarcasm as she crossed her

frowned, something darker creeping into his expression. "Does that mean

a quiet yawn, the gesture exaggerated just enough to show how little she cared about the question. Her eyes slid back to

adults, and single." A faint, almost mocking smile curled her lips. "But lucky for you, your beta knows how to behave like a

do you want to keep asking pointless questions, or should

quickly, backing down the second

"Damon, let’s go."

a step forward, like he wasn’t

slow down. "Who else is going to keep me safe from your

clearly thrown. "I’m the Alpha.

"Mom!"

word cut straight through the

her, the car door barely shut behind him before he threw himself into her arms. She caught him easily, her expression softening in an instant as she wrapped

she said gently, her hand sliding up his back in a soothing

snapped, a low, displeased growl threading through her

her tone calm as she responded inwardly. ’Relax. He’s just a child... and he came

though the edge didn’t disappear. "But I want

hesitation in Seraphine’s

lower abdomen, familiar enough to recognize instantly. Her monthly cycle had started. Still, there was no pain, no discomfort twisting through

had prepared

than that the pack, as expected, breathes life