Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 500 - He carries himself like a true Alpha

Athaliah could still remember every single exhausting second she had poured into that dress, the endless days and those brutal sleepless nights where she barely stepped foot outside her studio.

The client had been breathing down her neck with one impossible deadline after another, demanding absolute perfection, and she had pushed herself to the limit until it was finally done.

Even thinking about it now made her shoulders throb with that old familiar ache.

Voren stared at the gown with genuine confusion written all across his face, his brows pulling together as he glanced back and forth between the dress and Athaliah.

"This is Elodie’s design."

The second Elodie’s name slipped out, everything suddenly clicked into place in Athaliah’s head. Her eyes went wide, and she let out a soft groan while rubbing her forehead with her fingertips.

"That explains absolutely everything." A helpless little laugh bubbled out of her. "Elodie’s my assistant. He told me some anonymous client wanted the dress made but wouldn’t say who it was for. I had no idea that client was you the whole time."

Her smile softened and grew warmer as she turned to look at Seraphine. "Don’t you worry about a thing. I’ll whip up something even more breathtaking for your wedding."

That was the moment Seraphine realized Athaliah still had no clue what had actually happened. It meant Corvine had not spilled their secrets, though he looked genuinely interested in Athaliah.

Seraphine’s respect for him grew. She shot a quick glance at Voren before offering a shy little smile, her cheeks flushing with a faint blush.

"This has to stay between us until Voren makes the big announcement..." Her voice stayed soft. "We actually got married a few days ago."

Athaliah froze completely. Her mouth dropped open, her eyes flooding with pure disbelief for a heartbeat before the most explosive wave of excitement lit up her entire face.

"Oh my Goddess!"

Without wasting another second, she rushed forward and pulled Seraphine into the tightest, warmest hug imaginable, squeezing her like she never wanted to let go.

"I’m so incredibly happy for you!" The words came out in a delighted squeal as she hugged even tighter. "Congratulations! You have no idea how relieved this makes me feel."

Seraphine blinked in total confusion while hugging her back. "Relieved?"

planted firmly on Seraphine’s shoulders, her eyes still

during the full moon festival." Her expression darkened with clear annoyance. "I hated every single second of it. Their eyes were all over

a long, dramatic breath before her smile returned, brighter than ever. "Thank

she threw the back of her hand against her forehead in

of honor just died

gave her

up." Her blue eyes sparkled with playful mischief. "Voren keeps swearing he’s already got the perfect dress waiting for me... but I’ve got this strong feeling you can still blow

with pure delight, her eyes lighting up even brighter than all the diamonds sparkling across the

proudly. "Leave it all to me, Sera. I promise you’ll walk in there and leave every single

excitement extended inside the car until Seraphine’s phone suddenly rang and

"Damon, what’s going on?"

than we thought. The snowstorm’s hitting sooner than expected, so we’re moving everything back

along. "Got

ceremonies like this, so

guard was just how quickly the weather had gone from okay to threatening. Dark, heavy clouds had completely swallowed up the sky, and thick snowflakes

the heads-up. We’ll be there soon." She ended the call and turned toward Voren. "They moved everything

icy winds

the snowfall really started

wrapping a protective arm around her waist to shield

to a dead stop. Every single head turned. Every pair of eyes

looks were far from welcoming, especially after all the wishes people had made under that

first. The elegant princess moved with effortless grace while Corvine walked right beside

jumped under his skin as he

comfortably settled before stepping back. He didn’t sit down himself. Instead, he stayed

rippled through the

looks absolutely

"I swear she’s glowing."

he carries himself like a true Alpha. I almost forgot