Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 408 – Sera, can you ever forgive me?

The request carried years of regret. Before Seraphine could answer, determination returned to his face. He slowly straightened in his chair.

"And no." His gaze hardened as it landed on Olivia. "I’m not going anywhere." His voice grew firmer with every word. "That woman is going to tell me exactly what happened to my wife."

His jaw tightened. "If she really died..." Pain and anger mixed in his eyes. "Then I want to know how she was buried."

Seraphine rubbed her temple as another heavy wave of exhaustion settled deep over her.

The emotional storm unfolding all around her was starting to trigger a pounding headache. She drew in a slow breath before looking at Vladimir. "Alpha—"

"I told you to call me Dad." His voice was not angry this time. It carried something far heavier, regret mixed with a quiet, desperate hope.

His eyes stayed fixed on her, almost pleading for even the smallest chance to fix what had been broken between them for these few days she visited the pack.

Before Seraphine could respond, Voren stepped forward. His expression hardened as his cold gaze landed squarely on his father.

"You lost that privilege the moment you threw those cruel words at her." His voice stayed calm, but every single word struck like ice. "Are you really not ashamed of yourself?"

even more. Voren was not finished. "You’re only asking her to call you Dad because she just saved your life." His jaw tightened. "If she hadn’t been a doctor, would you even be standing

interrupt him. Vladimir could not deny

hope in them, almost as if he expected her to defend him, to tell Voren he was

stayed

life had been her responsibility as a doctor, yet it did not

wounds ran far too deep to disappear overnight. Some

is forgive because I will not forgive you," Humphrey reminded him, his expression

no one come to his rescue, Vladimir slowly turned toward Olivia. The sorrow in his eyes vanished, replaced

with bitterness. "No." He clenched his fists. "Oli..." Even saying her name became

exploded out of him. "Olivia!" His voice echoed across the yacht. "You better

of control again. Vladimir turned toward her, she met

remained soft but firm. "You’ve just experienced a mild heart attack. Getting worked up again could

everyone’s surprise, Vladimir immediately obeyed. His shoulders relaxed just a little as he released a

trust. "I’ll stay calm." Then his eyes slowly drifted back to Olivia. "But I deserve answers." His voice cracked. "My wife died giving

didn’t kill her." His breathing remained controlled this time. "But where is she? You never gave me the chance to mourn her, gave me a false hope that she was alive when you

question hung heavily in the air. For the first time since everything had begun, Olivia truly understood how completely alone she was.

benefited her. Now every bridge she had ever crossed had already burned to the