Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 459 - One simple ride....

Voren’s eyes turned ice-cold in a flash, but before he could fire back any kind of response, the Alpha King strode out of the room with that same powerful, commanding presence he always carried.

Knowing his father was with Seraphine, Voren quickly reached out through their mind link, his thoughts urgent and protective.

’Dad, the Alpha King is looking for you. And remember, Seraphine wants everything kept completely secret until after the festival. Please don’t ruin this for her.’

His father’s reply came back almost immediately, warm but distracted.’Thanks for the reminder. I almost forgot to tell you something important. She really needs to stay warm, and we’ve got to find more nutritious food that she’ll actually enjoy eating. If we help her build up her strength right now, she might be able to spend a few days in the city without completely wearing herself out.’

Voren’s heart softened with a deep rush of gratitude and affection. Left on his own, he wouldn’t have had the first clue what to do in this situation.

The only she-wolf who had ever carried a black gifted wolf in the last hundred years had been his own mother, and she wasn’t here anymore to guide him through any of it. The weight of that absence hit him hard all over again.

’I’d love to learn from your experience,’ he sent back sincerely.’Tomorrow, I’ll make the soup myself. We can add some rice and some fruits on the side to make it even better for her and the pup."

’That’s a good idea," his father replied, but his tone quickly turned serious.’Jaron is coming this way. We’ll talk more later.’

Outside, Athaliah quietly crossed the front yard of the pack house, the embarrassment from her father’s earlier outburst still pressing down on her like a heavy weight.

She kept her expression carefully calm and composed, refusing to let it show. Spotting one of the warriors hurrying across the grounds, she called out to him.

"Where is everyone?"

just long enough to answer. "They’re all heading over to the gym." He pointed toward the far end of the pack grounds. "It was expanded recently so it can hold pretty much everyone during emergencies

a small nod. "Thank

immediately reached out to her driver through the mind

Princess, but your father ordered us not to let you ride in any of the vehicles. He wants

inside her. If she had known something like this would happen, she would have driven her own

no matter what he did, nothing was going to change her mind

the festival was over, she might just return to France for good and leave all of this

she needed to finish her important business discussion

close, but the walk would be too terrible with the weather turning nasty. Across

a strange, deep-seated uneasiness had settled inside him that just wouldn’t go away no matter

straight for it. Thankfully, he always carried a spare key. He unlocked the door, slid behind the wheel, and started the

he pulled out, someone waved from the side of the road. Athaliah

her to speak. "Could you give me a ride?" An embarrassed smile crossed her face as she glanced around

where our car is parked, and I don’t have the keys

bring herself to admit the humiliating truth about what her father had done after

wasn’t used to driving herself, and someone else usually handled

escaped him. He had never liked having women ride in his car; it was one of those personal rules he had always stuck to.

console and unlocked the passenger

across Athaliah’s

the icy wind outside

and neither of them said a single word the