Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 333: To seduce me.

The guilty little smile forming on Voren’s face answered her before he even opened his mouth. Seraphine folded her arms. "You did."

Voren lifted both hands in a mock surrender. "I could’ve bought new things," he said, putting extra emphasis on the word could’ve, which made her smile.

"But?" He stepped closer, his voice softening. "I know people get attached to their stuff, especially when those things hold real memories."

Seraphine’s expression melted instantly, as Voren shrugged. "I couldn’t just replace everything. That wouldn’t have felt right."

The more she looked at him, the more her heart melted. It was always the little things with him, the small details most people never even thought about, and Voren noticed them every single time.

A warm smile spread across her face before she could stop it. Honestly, every moment she spent with him just made her fall a little harder, and it was becoming a serious problem. Not that she was looking for a solution.

"You’re incredibly thoughtful," she said, the compliment slipping out naturally. Voren looked pleased with himself, as he should. Then Seraphine remembered something else. "Wait." She pointed toward the hallway. "What was all that about Jasmine?"

A chuckle escaped him right away, like the memory was still hilarious. Seraphine narrowed her eyes. "Voren."

"Alright, alright," he surrendered dramatically. "My mother gave Jasmine a bunch of skimpy clothes." Seraphine blinked. Then blinked again. "A bunch of what?"

Voren’s grin widened by her reaction. "Very skimpy clothes. And lingerie."

For several seconds, Seraphine just stood there trying to process it. Eventually she found her voice. "Your mother bought Jasmine lingerie?" The sentence sounded completely ridiculous even as she said it. Voren nodded. "To seduce me."

silence in the room was heavy. Then more silence. Then a third stretch of silence. Finally, Seraphine burst out laughing. The whole situation was so absurd she couldn’t hold it in. Voren

wasn’t funny at the

"I told her to get rid of everything or kiss her job goodbye.

But what surprised her most

a tiny spark of jealousy flickered inside her. Very tiny. Extremely tiny. Okay, maybe not that tiny. Jasmine was beautiful. Anyone with eyes

heads everywhere she went. She was calm, soft-spoken, and gentle, the kind of woman a lot of Alphas preferred. The kind who rarely

were exactly like

Stubborn, strong-willed, hot-headed when she

She was basically the exact opposite of

again, only Voren would somehow prefer a woman like her. The thought warmed her heart in the

have a feeling your mother isn’t going to like me," she admitted. Voren miled faintly, not because the

tucked a loose strand of hair behind her

skeptical eyebrow as Voren smiled. Once his mother

and respected, but she wasn’t arrogant, rude, or

than most people realized. His mother just hadn’t had the chance to see that side of her yet. "Don’t worry about her," he said reassuringly. "When the time comes, she’ll

it go for now. Then another thought crossed her mind, and confusion showed on her face. "Wait.

"I did."

me?" The question made

as he pointed out, "I also remember

right away. That part hadn’t changed, not yet. Voren gently pulled her closer. "And I respect that." His voice dropped lower. "I can’t guarantee the silence of my