Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 307: Blinded by Jealousy

Voren didn’t even try to bullshit his way out of it. No excuses, no slick defenses.

The guilt on his face was raw and real, sinking deep into him like heavy regret, weighing down every inch of that strong body she knew so well, those broad shoulders slumping just a little under the pressure of his own shame.

"You’re right," he said, voice low and rough, almost breaking on the words. "I’m sorry, Sera. Fuck, I’m so sorry. I was blinded by jealousy, by pain, by all this shit that wasn’t even your fault. I had no clue some spell had messed with your memory. Giving Daisy your blood? I also knew that was something you’d done since you were a kid, so it wasn’t a big deal. But I also, backed it because of the deal Ravyn threw in."

He held her gaze, those dark eyes burning into blue ones like he was trying to pour every ounce of truth straight into her soul, his hand twitching like he wanted to reach out and touch her but was holding himself back.

Seraphine’s heart clenched hard, a mix of hurt and something warmer twisting inside her chest. "What deal?"

Voren exhaled slowly, his breath shaky as he ran a hand through his hair. "Ravyn promised me half the Centenary pack if you gave blood to Daisy. And as an Alpha... ambition’s always been my thing." His voice dropped, thick with regret. "I’m not proud of it, baby. I feel ashamed."

A sharp ache twisted Seraphine’s chest, deep and painful. Ravyn hated her that much? He’d trade away half his pack just to drain her for the woman he loved.

her eyes locked with Voren’s again, something warmer, deeper flooded through her, heat

without knowing the truth. goddess, the way he looked at her right now, hungry, desperate, full of love and regret, made heat bloom low in her belly, her pulse quickening at the memory

body was already responding to

tried so fucking hard to reach you, Sera,

of those memories. "I told myself you were gone. That the Sera I fell in love with had shut me out completely. So I stopped pushing on a door that wouldn’t open, even

stared at him for a long moment, her lips twitching with something between a smile and heartbreak, her eyes tracing the lines of his face, the stubble on his jaw that

would you have done?" she whispered, voice soft but intense, laced with all the emotions she’d been holding back. "If the man you’d loved your whole damn life looked you in the eye one day and said he swapped your baby... and had

in the air, impossible to take back, wrapping around them both like a thick, intimate fog that made the room feel smaller,

leaving scars that still ached in quiet moments. Now she knew a spell had been cast on her—witches. It had

mind, pressing on it like a fresh bruise, feeling the throb of betrayal and rage mix with a growing desire to lean into Voren, to let him hold her through

"By then, I really believed you knew and were still with him. Ravyn only told me years later, like it was nothing. Like

want his own kid, why should I care?

eyes, voice cracking with raw emotion that sent shivers down her spine. "I’m so sorry, Sera. I’ll help