Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 417 - I loved the wrong woman

Vladimir’s shoulders slumped under the crushing weight of all his regrets. His eyes were red and swollen from crying, and every single word that left his mouth sounded heavier and more painful than the last.

"What Olivia did..." His voice cracked badly. "It destroyed me."

He covered his face with one hand for a moment before forcing himself to keep going. "For years, I convinced myself that Oriana’s memory loss was the price the Moon Goddess demanded for bringing you into the world instead of her life." His gaze slowly found Voren. "I told myself losing her memories was better than losing her life."

Another tear slipped down his face. "I clung to that belief because it hurt less. I never imagined that she had been dead all along."

Silence swallowed the entire deck.

Vladimir’s eyes filled with fresh tears. "She gave everything for our son." His fists trembled at his sides. "And instead of honoring that sacrifice, we lived our lives as though she had never existed."

The guilt in his voice was absolutely heartbreaking. "I spent decades giving Olivia every bit of love that belonged to Oriana. I stood by her even when I knew she was wrong. I loved the wrong woman."

No one spoke. There were no comforting words that could possibly lessen that kind of deep, soul-crushing pain. Even those who had been angry with Vladimir earlier found it hard not to sympathize with him now.

Looking back, it finally made sense. The reason Vladimir had fought so hard against Voren’s relationship with Seraphine wasn’t because he hated Seraphine.

It was because he believed he was protecting the woman he thought had stood beside him for decades, sacrificed so much for their son. He had defended Olivia because he believed she deserved that loyalty. The truth made the betrayal feel even crueler.

I had known your mother died that

full of certainty. "Your mother loved you enough to trade her own life for yours." He smiled sadly. "So why wouldn’t I spend the

Not in my heart, not in

to his father’s words only

have one wife no matter what happened. Even if the thought made him sick to his stomach. If death ever

allow another woman to stand where Seraphine once stood. No one could ever replace her. Not in

filled his mind, another memory surfaced. The shaman. Kael had once told him about a strange conversation Olivia had with her. That mysterious

a mistake all along. Instead of waiting for her strange predictions to come true, they should have been trying

carried another heavy layer of regret. "I remember every word

the time, I had no idea what she

face and cried openly. The mighty Alpha cried

family had suffered enough. Compared to Vladimir’s tragedy, their pain suddenly felt much

gathered himself again. His eyes remained swollen and red, but his voice carried renewed determination. "Olivia is a criminal." His gaze landed hard

across his face.

from his face with the back of his hand. That decision was

she wailed without caring who

She wasn’t sorry for Vladimir or Voren. She was only sorrowful for herself

she had enjoyed respect from every pack. Because Voren had remained without a Luna for so long, many people

was one of the reasons the Alpha King had trusted her enough to arrange Voren’s marriage to Athaliah. That reputation was