Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 359: I don’t want Ravyn

Voren woke up instantly, his senses snapping to full alert. The first thing he noticed was that the bed beneath them was completely soaked.

A chill hung in the air throughout the room, but intense heat radiated from the woman still wrapped in his arms.

It wasn’t normal warmth—Seraphine’s body felt like it was burning up from the inside. Her brows were tightly knitted in distress as she tossed and turned restlessly, struggling against something only she could see in whatever nightmare gripped her.

Every few seconds her hands clenched the sheets like she was fighting for her life.

Voren’s heart clenched hard at the sight. The shaman’s instructions came rushing back to him in a flash. Without wasting another second, he carefully lifted Seraphine into his arms.

Even unconscious, she kept fighting whatever horrors played out in her mind. "It’s okay, baby," he whispered softly, his voice thick with worry. She didn’t seem to hear him, or maybe some part of her did. Either way, he carried her, and gently lowered her into the jacuzzi.

The moment the warm water touched her skin, the tension melted from her body almost instantly. The frantic struggling stopped.

Her breathing gradually evened out into something calmer and more steady. Voren let out a long breath he hadn’t even realized he’d been holding, relief flooding through him.

He carefully rested her head against the side of the jacuzzi before hurrying back to the bed to deal with the soaked sheets.

Within minutes, he stripped the bed completely and replaced everything with fresh linens. Once he was satisfied, he returned for Seraphine. The burning heat coming from her body had eased up a little.

Using a soft towel, he gently dried every strand of her hair and every drop of water from her skin, his movements slow, patient, and full of tender care.

After dressing her in clean clothes, he carried her back to the bedroom and settled her comfortably beneath the blankets.

a quick shower himself. When he returned, he lowered the

a mindlink reached him. ’Voren, your mother and I will

echoed in his

agree to attend. A small smile tugged at his face. ’Thank you, Dad.’ After a brief hesitation, he added, ’Please keep everything secret

sharp and cutting.

like a punch to the gut. The warmth he’d

him wanted to argue right then and there, to defend Seraphine fiercely and make his father see the truth. But he

yet. They only knew rumors, assumptions, and fragments of a story told by others. One day they would see the incredible woman he saw. One day they would understand. Voren was certain of it. Until then, he would stay

around Seraphine, pulling her closer as

Voren woke again, he immediately sensed something

out what Seraphine was saying. Her words blended together into incoherent whispers. He checked the time

in another four. Since she’d probably be starving when

of bed, grabbed his phone, and started searching

determined to make the effort for her.

salad, and some tomato sauce. Simple enough, or so

the kitchen turned into his personal battlefield. His phone sat on the counter with step-by-step instructions while he

then come back to the cooking, then check on her

meal actually looked surprisingly decent, not perfect,

and returned to the bedroom. There were still two hours left before Seraphine was

the blankets and settled beside her once more. This time, her words came through much clearer, and his heart immediately

are you