Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 318: Sera is my woman. If she wants you gone, you’re gone

Jasmine slowly looked up at him. Voren’s expression didn’t change. "Pack up every outfit I’ve already told you not to wear. Put them in the trash."

Her eyes widened, genuine surprise flashing across her face for the first time. The silence stretched between them.

"If that’s what you want," she finally said, the words clearly hard for her to get out.

"It is." There wasn’t even a second of hesitation in Voren’s voice. "I’ll have new clothes delivered."

Jasmine pressed her lips together. The disappointment in her eyes was obvious, but she was smart enough not to argue.

Voren wasn’t in the mood for any debates, especially not at this hour and definitely not after catching her standing outside his daughter’s room dressed like that.

He pushed stood from Marigold’s bed and straightened up. "I’m leaving for a while. Keep an eye on Mari."

"Of course."

Then he took another step closer, and Jasmine immediately tensed. When he spoke again, every word carried an unmistakable warning.

"And let me make something absolutely clear." Her stomach tightened. "Sera is my woman. If she wants you gone, you’re gone."

The message hit exactly like he intended. There was no confusion, no hidden meaning, and no room for interpretation.

a place in this mansion was because

be final. The pack might still

forced herself to nod. "It won’t

down on her until she grew more and more uncomfortable. Eventually

lie slipped out smoothly, but Voren recognized it immediately. His eyes hardened. "I’d like to believe that. Unfortunately, you know exactly

habits, and exactly when he usually checked on Marigold. And from the look he gave

Voren walked past her. The conversation was over. His footsteps faded

breath escaped her. Yeah, she had lied. And yeah, that was exactly why

at the nightgown she was wearing, a complicated expression crossing her face. Maybe he was right. Maybe it

clothes. Every single piece had been a

saying a beautiful woman should never hide her beauty. "With time, Voren would see what I’m seeing.

into practice but it’s been years, and Voren was never swayed, not even once. Now they felt more like

made up her mind. If keeping those clothes

them. All of them. Staying

clothes to give the maids to dispose later. All she

head hit the pillow, the sound of voices drifted from farther down the hallway. Curiosity sparked in her immediately. She moved to the door, opened it gently, and stepped

of boxes and packages. There were so many stacked in his arms that she honestly wondered how he could even see where he was

walked toward him.

towering mountain of items that looked ready to tumble from his grasp at