Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 347: Are you pregnant yet?

The waterfalls looked like they were bursting straight out of the living rock itself, roaring down in wild curtains of white foam that crashed into the pool below with a thunder that you could feel in your chest.

To her left, perched on a rocky ledge just above the waterline, sat this little cabin, small on the outside, quiet and tucked between stone and thick moss like it had grown there naturally over centuries.

Then Seraphine noticed the flowers, soft clusters of them glowing pale along the path, lit up gently by the lanterns strung between the boulders. Her heart squeezed so hard she pressed a hand to her chest, eyes stinging with sudden emotion.

"V, it’s so beautiful," she whispered, voice thick.

Voren walked right beside her, hands shoved deep in his pockets, taking in the whole scene like he was seeing it with fresh eyes too.

"A lot has changed since the first time I brought you here," he said, his low voice warm and unhurried.

"The pack was going through some massive, chaotic changes back then, around the time I took over from my father, and holding onto this place was one hell of a fight. Trying to build an entire underground pack inside these rocks while keeping something this deep and special intact wasn’t easy at all."

He paused at the water’s edge, staring out at the falls. "But every single time I thought about giving it up, I remembered how much you loved it. That memory kept me going."

Seraphine didn’t say a word. She just looked at him, her chest aching with a rush of love so strong it almost hurt. He didn’t meet her gaze right away, just kept walking forward with that quiet intensity of his. She followed, heart pounding.

Stone stairs had been carved straight into the rock, rising right out of the churning water, and they climbed them one behind the other. Cool mist from the falls kissed her skin, sending little shivers through her.

to let her in, Seraphine’s mouth dropped open all over again in

itself. From far away it just looked like thick greenery swallowing up a massive

walls almost invisible behind curtains of vines, and the soft, inviting golden light spilling through

stepping

and deeper than the modest outer walls should have ever

fabrics that

middle of the room sat a big jacuzzi already filled and steaming, lazy curls

plush recliner had been pulled close to the window for the perfect view, and a neat little kitchen counter ran along the far wall, fully

spaces, but the thoughtful arrangement made it

huge in here," Seraphine breathed, the words tumbling out before she could hold

the outside it looks like nothing special, but once you’re deep inside, you’ll get why the Grimroot pack is the

registered the last part because her eyes

it. Dozens of photographs lined the mantle and spilled across the walls

moments she could not remember. Her laughing with her head thrown back in

tangled gently in her hair, looking at her like she was his whole universe. A lazy summer afternoon

tightened painfully, she quickly reached up and pressed her fingers under her eye to catch the tear, but one slipped through anyway, tracing a warm

love me this much," Seraphine said, her voice coming out softer and more vulnerable than she meant.

and powerful moved across Voren’s face. In three quick strides he closed the distance and pulled her tight into his arms without saying a

other, hearts beating together in the quiet cabin filled with the distant roar of the

to stay here a few days. I need to go handle the shaman situation first, so let me take care of that. There’s a bathroom right through