Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 222 – Why would you believe anything I tell you?

Seraphine’s gaze moved over both of them slowly, her eyes lingering just long enough to make the tension unbearable, before a scoff slipped past her lips, sharp and filled with quiet disdain.

"Why would you believe anything I tell you?" she asked, her tone carrying a cold edge that made it clear she had no intention of defending herself.

Marsha stirred inside her, humming, I’m proud of you, she said, her approval unmistakable. If this is what the human world does to you, then I don’t mind you staying in it a little longer. It’s making you stronger... and I can endure the wait.

Seraphine didn’t respond, but there was the faint tightening in her chest, as she turned to leave, clearly done with the entire situation. She had taken no more than a step when Ravyn’s hand closed around her arm, stopping her mid-motion.

Daisy’s frown deepened at the sight, something sharp flickering in her eyes, while Ravyn’s voice softened just enough to carry a trace of urgency. "Please... just tell me what happened."

Witnessing Ravyn begging Seraphine worsened Daisy’s mood but she could only hope that Seraphine would not mention anything to Ravyn. It would ruin everything. But if she knew what Seraphine had planned, then maybe, Daisy would have just decided to confess everything.

For a brief moment, Seraphine looked down at his hand on her arm, then back up at him, her expression hardening as she yanked herself free without hesitation. The glare she fixed on him held no warmth, no patience, nothing but a quiet warning.

"It’s exactly as she said," she replied evenly, though the faint curve of her lips made it clear there was more hidden under those words. "But maybe you should ask her something else instead, like why her wolf hasn’t healed those scratches yet."

hardly be called "a few scratches," but the words never came out. Doubt crept in, forcing him

on her,

as though nothing had ever happened, and the realization hit him all

the night Seraphine had left, when Daisy had been injured, bleeding, fragile... and yet,

voice dropped, a low growl threading through it as

the first time, Daisy felt it. The change in him, the doubt that had never been there before, the way he no longer clung blindly to everything she said.

forced tears into her eyes, her expression crumbling into something pitiful, something she had used so many times before. "Rav... are you doubting me?" she asked, her voice trembling just enough to sound convincing. "She attacked me with that savage wolf of hers when I was trying to

sob that followed

that, the instinct to comfort her rising despite everything, but before

said, her voice dropping into something far colder than before, something that carried authority he couldn’t

for interpretation, no space for excuses, and without waiting for a response, she turned and walked away, her steps firm, her back straight, as though the entire situation had already been decided

hurt, fury burning through her skin at being called a "pup" again, the word echoing unpleasantly in her head, especially after Ravyn

dressed," Ravyn said without looking at her, his voice firm, clipped, as his attention drifted entirely toward

tone, but when he turned back, the look on his face made her breath