Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 218 – I love the she-wolf you’ve become

"Well," Seraphine began, her tone calm and measured as she continued working without looking up, her hands steady as she guided the process with practiced ease, "after I run it through a full set of tests to confirm its effectiveness, I’ll treat the patients currently admitted and leave a supply for the pharmacy."

Her voice remained even, almost detached, as though she were discussing something routine rather than something they all depended on. "Once that runs out, you’ll pay me for additional production, but for now, everything comes to fifty thousand, and whatever you choose to spend on my accommodation is entirely up to you."

Ravyn exhaled before he even realized he had been holding his breath, relief settling over him as the number registered, because compared to what he had expected, especially after the earlier figure she had thrown at him, it felt almost surprisingly reasonable.

"So cheap?" he asked, unable to keep the faint disbelief out of his voice, his gaze lingering on her as though trying to understand how she had arrived at that price.

Seraphine’s focus still locked on her work as she answered, her voice carrying a quiet depth that made it clear this wasn’t a careless decision. "I’m a doctor and a chemist, but during my time in medical school in the city, I also learned from pharmaceuticals," she said, her words flowing smoothly, each one layered with quiet confidence.

"And because I refused to let my mind sit idle, I picked up cyber skills as a way of keeping away anything that kept me thinking, choosing to do anything that allowed me to grow."

There was a subtle change in her tone then, something more personal slipping through. "Some of the things I know now, I taught myself. Others came through learning and experience. Now, those skills bring in more than enough for me to choose what I charge and what I don’t."

Only then did she pause slightly, though she still didn’t look at him.

"I won’t overcharge for a cure," she continued, her voice firm but not raised, carrying a sense of principle that didn’t need to be emphasized. "But if you want access to my expertise, that’s my decision to make."

’I love the she-wolf you’ve become,’ Marsha said, her voice bright with approval, almost proud in a way that made Seraphine’s chest feel lighter.

thought they could break me when they made this place unbearable,’ she replied, her thoughts steady, unshaken. ’Instead, I learned things that would take them decades

you’re forty when

answer that, though the faint

impossible not to respect her, and for a brief moment, he found himself envying Corvine,

tone more measured now, though there was still something uncertain beneath it. "But I

replied without hesitation, her attention never straying from her

irritation creeping in. "Would it kill you to at least look at me

That made her pause.

head, her gaze landing on him briefly before she let out a soft, exaggerated yawn, as

voice calm but cutting in its honesty.

silence held, and then Damon

he could stop himself, breaking through the tension so abruptly that he immediately tried to recover. "Sorry," he said quickly, though the grin tugging at his lips betrayed

had prepared

leave before the moment stretched any further, his expression tight as he made his way back to Raymond,

was obvious things hadn’t gone the way he had

price for training is too high," Ravyn said plainly. "We can’t

Raymond didn’t back down.

deduct it from my salary," he said quickly, his voice carrying urgency, determination lighting up his eyes. "I don’t mind. The knowledge matters

something warm flickering in his chest at the man’s dedication, because there was no denying it. Raymond genuinely wanted

asking for ten billion," he said