Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 373 - You need to think very carefully before you judge me

"Ex-best friend," Voren’s voice thundered through the cabin like a storm breaking loose. The pressure rolling off him grew suffocating, his eyes darkening with a dangerous edge as the wolf inside him clawed harder, desperate to take control.

The air turned thick and threatening, heavy enough to choke on. Oriana instinctively stepped back, her face paling at the raw power radiating from her son.

Before everything could spiral out of control, Seraphine reached out and slipped her fingers into Voren’s hand, her touch soft but steady. "V," she murmured gently, her voice wrapping around him like a lifeline. "Let it go."

Voren looked down at her, and that simple contact grounded him instantly. His chest heaved as he fought for control, breaths coming deep and ragged. After a few tense seconds, the terrifying darkness in his eyes slowly ebbed away.

Oriana watched the whole exchange in silence, unable to ignore how fast her son calmed under Seraphine’s touch. It didn’t change her opinion one bit, though.

"Ravyn was your friend," Oriana said, her gaze locked hard on Voren, disappointment dripping from every word. "Calling him your ex means you’re ready to throw away years of friendship, all for the woman who betrayed you."

A bitter smile curved Seraphine’s lips. On the surface it looked pleasant, but her eyes burned with a fierce story. She stepped forward slowly until she stood right in front of Oriana, refusing to back down.

I loved, the man I chose with my whole heart." She glanced at him for a heartbeat, then turned

knew about him, but there were people behind that spell, Luna Oriana. And despite all of it, I get why you’re acting like this. You

and she wasn’t willing to give Voren ideas of her suspicions of his mother until

her expression turned dead serious. "But I also love Voren with

at first. Then her voice came out colder than ever. "I know how spells work. But none of that changes reality. You’re still a

good woman, Seraphine, but my son will carry your stain forever. If

across Voren’s face and he stepped forward immediately, but Seraphine squeezed his

down at her, and the small shake of her head was

child. We both know he’s not someone who can be manipulated or pushed around. And I think I’ve finally figured

"What exactly

of seducing him. Let’s say the two of you had both been drugged, and then he spent seven

mouth, but Seraphine didn’t let her interrupt, her words cutting sharper with every sentence. "Now imagine on top of all that, you secretly poured your time, your effort, and every resource you had into helping his pack grow. You built his companies with him, supported his success, sacrificed everything for his future, all while raising

to find out that child belonged to his mistress, yours