Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 255

Chapter 255 - No man leaves his phone with a hacker

’Now you’re being responsible,’ Bloodfang’s voice came through, low and steady inside Voren’s head.

The packhouse was close. Voren could already see the lights cutting through the grey curtain of rain, blurry and warm from this distance. His boots were soaked through, mud clinging to the sides, and every step felt heavier than the last.

’It’s the right thing to do,’ Voren answered back.

Bloodfang went quiet for half a second, like he was choosing his next words carefully. Then...’So let’s claim her.’

Voren almost missed a step.

’You’re out of your mind,’ he shot back, not even trying to hide the irritation threading through his thoughts.

’Am I?’

’She’s Ravyn’s ex-wife.’ Voren kept his eyes forward, jaw tight. ’We wait for our fated mate. That’s how it works. The Alpha code doesn’t bend for situations like this. Not even with a mate bond on the table.’

If he has to fight for the love of any woman, then it had to be his fated mate, nothing more, nothing less.

’But what if she is the one?’ Bloodfang pressed, his tone softer now, which somehow made it worse.

’She’s not.’

’You sound real sure for someone who tenses up every time she laughs.’

said nothing to that. The rain came down harder, drumming against the leaves overhead, against his shoulders, against the

’And he was right. Sera is an incredible woman. She’s strong and she’s real and yeah, maybe she’s one of the best people I know. But

somewhere between a laugh and a snarl. ’You keep telling yourself that, Voren. Say it enough times maybe you’ll

’I mean it—’

cut in, his voice dropping to something that almost sounded like grief, ’that you don’t wait so long you lose her. Because some things don’t wait around

blanked himself completely from Voren’s mind. A wall came up so fast Voren nearly stumbled from the abruptness of it, the mental space between them going

rain soaking into his

of times over the years but being on the receiving end of it was something else entirely. It felt strange in a way he couldn’t name. Like he’d reached for something and found his

shook it off and

"Sera!"

the tree line, and

and she straightened up fast, smoothing her hair back like she hadn’t just

murmured, not quite

and a wave of cool, climate-controlled air rolled out and hit

around

eyes moved between the two of

Damon opened his mouth.

first, easy and final, like the conversation

Ravyn had kept a room reserved for Voren here at the

anyone asking him to, had done the same

was. Knew the man could be cruel, and yet none

herself back to

edge to it, her

didn’t move. Didn’t blink only his voice carried that authoritative

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