Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 455 - You haven’t even heard the best part yet

Kael’s eyes were rolled to the back, thoroughly entertained by the whole situation.’I thought you’d want to know about it.’

For the first time since King Jaron had approached him, Voren actually hesitated.

Part of him really wanted to walk straight over there. What if Athaliah said something that ended up upsetting Seraphine? His protective instincts flared up strong and fierce.’What’s she doing right now?’

His attention drifted briefly toward King Jaron before snapping back to the mind-link.’The Alpha King wants to talk to me, but...’

Kael glanced over at the table again. Athaliah and Seraphine both looked completely relaxed, with no tension in sight.’Relax, Alpha. She’s actually pretty nice.’ He chuckled quietly to himself.’She even slapped Daisy right in front of Ravyn in front of the whole pack.’

He paused as if in deep thought.’Honestly, I’m starting to like her a lot.’ Another thought popped into his head.’Maybe I should’ve accepted that dinner invitation on your behalf.’ He laughed softly.’But then again, who would’ve stayed behind to watch over the pack while you were all at the wedding?’

Voren let out a quiet sigh, and some of the worry in his voice eased up.’Fine.’ His answer carried a little more calm than before.’Keep an eye on things over there.’

A brief silence followed.’If anything happens at all...’ His voice turned dead serious again.’Let me know immediately.’

mind-link ended, and Voren turned his full attention back to King Jaron. His expression settled back into its usual calm, indifferent mask. "This isn’t really the right place for a private conversation like this," he said, gesturing toward the pack house. "Let’s

warriors

every little speck

chatter in the living room died out instantly. One by

wooden doors swung shut with a solid thud, and this thick, heavy silence dropped

real casual, his sharp eyes locked right on the man sitting across from him. He didn’t

on the other hand, grabbed his glass with that smooth, practiced confidence, looking like he’d already scripted out this whole conversation in his head from start to finish and knew exactly how it

voice staying calm and steady like nothing could rattle him. "My daughter Athaliah has come of age now, and we all think you’re the absolute perfect

slow sip from

so I’m not pushing you for an answer right this second. Just spend tonight getting to know her, really talk

little smile crept across his lips. But man, there wasn’t even a hint of real amusement in his eyes—just this cold, cutting edge

surprised you went and had that whole chat with my parents before even bringing it up with me,"

His smile stretched a bit wider, sharp enough to sting. "Do you elders still look at me like I’m some clueless little pup who needs

just a split second, that flash of annoyance showing through before he could hide it. He’d slipped up with his wording, and Voren had pounced on

slide, but Voren wasn’t most people. He never let anything