Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416: Chapter 416 - That was the kind of woman she was

Vladimir slowly lowered his head, his eyes growing distant as memories he had buried for decades came rushing back to the surface with painful, crystal-clear detail.

One after another, they replayed in his mind like a cruel movie he couldn’t stop watching.

If only he had listened. If only he had taken those warnings seriously instead of letting fear control him. None of them would be standing here today, drowning in all this heartbreak.

A bitter smile crossed his face. "So many people envy wolves with special gifts," he said, his voice quiet and almost empty. "They admire the power. They dream about having abilities no one else possesses."

He slowly shook his head. "But if they truly knew the terrible price that comes with those gifts, they wouldn’t wish for them at all."

The guilt weighing on Vladimir’s heart had been building up for more than thirty years. There had been signs, warnings. There had been questions that should have been asked.

As Alpha, he had all the authority in the world to uncover every single truth. No member of the pack would have dared lie to him if he had demanded real answers. But he hadn’t done any of that.

Not because he couldn’t, but because he was terrified. Terrified of losing the only woman he had ever truly loved.

So instead of searching for the truth, he chose to believe the comforting lie that was placed right in front of him.

He finally looked at Voren. "When your mother became pregnant, the shaman examined her." Every word grew heavier and harder to say. "She told us Oriana was carrying something no woman had ever carried before."

Several people exchanged uneasy glances around the deck.

Vladimir kept going, his voice thick with emotion. "She said the Moon Goddess had chosen her, but she was also giving her a choice. A chance to walk away."

Voren frowned deeply. "What do you mean?"

Vladimir looked straight into his son’s eyes. "The shaman told us only one of you would survive. If she ended the pregnancy, she would live." His voice cracked painfully. "If she carried you to full term, she would die."

The words hit the deck like thunder. No one spoke. Even the air around them felt impossibly heavy.

Vladimir wiped at his face before continuing. "The shaman warned us that your wolf, though not yet connected to you, would slowly drain the life from her." His breathing became uneven. "He explained that no ordinary she-wolf had ever carried a pup blessed with the Black Wolf."

He laughed bitterly at the memory. "Every single day your mother grew weaker. I watched it happen right in front of me." His hands trembled visibly. "I begged her, pleaded with her. I even got angry with her. I asked her...hell, I demanded, that she end the pregnancy."

Tears rolled freely down his cheeks. "But she refused."

A gentle, heartbroken smile appeared on his lips as he remembered Oriana. "She always smiled whenever I brought it up. She would hold her stomach and tell me she’d rather give her life than lose yours."

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