Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 438: Is Mommy gonna be okay?

The pilots flying those helicopters weren’t your average human pilots. They were battle-hardened warriors from the Grimroot Pack, specially trained for high-stakes missions like this one, which meant the whole trip felt lightning-fast and way safer than it had any right to be.

They touched down right at the luxury hotel Voren had booked for the whole crew.

Seraphine slept like the dead through every single second of the journey. She didn’t stir once, not even a little twitch.

When the helicopter finally landed in the Outlands and the blades started winding down, Esperanza unbuckled herself in a hurry and pressed her little face right up against the window, eyes sparkling with pure excitement. "Mommy, we’re here! We made it to the Outlands!"

She waited, practically bouncing, for Seraphine to smile back or say something. But nothing happened. Seraphine stayed completely still, lost in that deep, unnatural sleep.

Voren’s brows pulled together tight with worry. Without wasting another second, he scooped Seraphine up carefully into his strong arms and stepped out into the crisp air.

Esperanza scrambled after him, clutching the straps of her little backpack for dear life. She kept glancing between her mom’s peaceful but too-still face and Voren’s deeply concerned expression.

"Daddy..." Her tiny voice shook with fear. "Is Mommy gonna be okay? Please tell me she’s gonna be okay."

Voren forced a reassuring smile onto his face, even though his heart was pounding like crazy inside his chest. "She’ll be fine, sweetheart. I promise."

But his words sounded way calmer than he actually felt. Deep down, something felt seriously off.

The Seraphine he knew never slept this hard or this long. Normally she’d be wide awake the second they landed, taking everything in with those bright blue eyes of hers.

He caught Jasmine’s gaze across the way, and she understood instantly what he was silently begging for. Without a word, she reached out gently and took Esperanza into her arms. "Come here, Espe."

Esperanza went reluctantly, but the chilly Outlands wind was already biting at their faces.

here wasn’t as brutal as back in Grimroot territory, but it was cold enough that everyone started pulling their coats tighter,

keep her warm. "Let’s get to our room, okay? Uncle Corvine made sure there’s warm

nice, long, warm shower to chase away this cold. Then I’ll take you over to the Centenary Pack House so you can run around and play with all

but then Jasmine’s expression turned super serious. "There’s one thing you gotta

shadow crossed her face. "If it’ll help Mommy

even tighter hug, wrapping her up

have to worry about a thing when your daddy’s right

body. She rested her head on Jasmine’s shoulder with a soft

of the folks who’d arrived earlier had already switched into lighter training clothes. Even with the cold nipping at them, they were gearing up to let their wolves out for a

Voren carrying Seraphine toward his room, his face full of heavy concern. "I’ll go bring

gave him a quick nod.

wide open so Voren

You’ve tortured me enough already." Olivia’s normally bright and cheerful tone

room. The second he saw Corvine, pure relief washed over his face. "You wouldn’t happen to have

do. Give me a

off, Vladimir turned and knocked firmly on Voren’s door. Voren, thinking it was Corvine coming back with help, gently laid Seraphine down on the bed

on the deep concern

room, his voice dropping soft and gentle. "I saw you carrying your wife

the worry was written all over him anyway. "She’s unconscious. I already asked Corvine

softly, almost knowingly.

confused. "What do you

grew just a little wider,

seemed to freeze around Voren in that moment. His heart

had crossed his mind more than once, but hearing it said out loud warmed his