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.

laced with quiet steel. "But Voren was the man I loved, the man I chose with my whole heart." She glanced at him for a heartbeat,

spell stole my memories and erased everything I knew about him, but there were people behind that spell, Luna Oriana. And despite

time, there wasn’t even a trace of sarcasm in her voice, and she wasn’t willing to give Voren ideas of her suspicions of his mother until she

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

of that changes reality. You’re still a divorced woman. The laws of our packs don’t

chin lifted slightly. "You’re a good woman, Seraphine, but my son will carry your stain forever. If you’re truly a mother,

Anger flashed hot across Voren’s face and he

shake of her head was enough.’Let me handle this,’ she mind linked him.

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

exactly is

say Alpha Vladimir accused you of seducing him. Let’s say the two of you had both been drugged, and then he spent seven long years treating you like some kind of disease. He never touches you, never shows you love, and

secretly poured your time, your effort, and every resource you had into helping his pack grow. You

"Only to find out that child belonged to his mistress, yours stolen from