Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever novel Chapter 449

Chapter 449: Chapter 450 – Regrets II

Flashback Within a Flashback Continues

Noelle’s head snapped to the side as searing pain exploded across her cheek. She slowly lifted a trembling hand to her face.

Chuck glared at her with eyes burning with anger and deep regret. "You see?" His voice shook with frustration. "Even Ravyn already likes her."

Noelle’s chest tightened painfully. She had expected gratitude and excitement. Instead, every passing day only seemed to make her husband hate their decision more and more.

She even found herself thinking the impossible. Maybe she could still switch the babies back somehow. But reality quickly crushed that desperate hope. The two little girls looked nothing alike.

Seraphine’s striking blue eyes stood out immediately, and her dark hair made the difference even more obvious. Noelle’s biological daughter had inherited her own blonde hair. There was no way anyone would ever believe another switch.

The chance had already passed. She was now trapped forever by the very plan she had created.

Two years slipped by in a blur.

Day after day, Chuck’s resentment only grew stronger and colder. His distance became impossible to ignore.

The guilt inside Noelle slowly twisted and transformed into something darker.

Finally, Noelle broke the unbearable quiet. "I have another idea."

Chuck looked up at her, his face still clouded with deep regret. "What is it?"

She took a slow, steady breath, already completely convinced that this new plan would fix at least one of their massive problems. "Let’s hire Madison to be Seraphine’s nanny."

Chuck frowned but stayed quiet, letting her explain.

"I’ll arrange for her whole family to move into the packhouse." A cold, calculating look settled in her eyes. "She’ll stay close to Seraphine every single day."

Her voice softened just a little. "I don’t think Luna Kylie will object at all. If it’s for Seraphine’s benefit, she’ll probably agree without asking too many questions."

Chuck thought about it carefully. Unlike the risky baby switch, this plan didn’t feel nearly as reckless. At the very least, he would finally get to see his own biological daughter every day.

After all the guilt and pain they had caused, that small comfort meant way more to him than he wanted to admit.

He gave a faint nod. "I agree with that one." Relief washed briefly across his face. "I can’t stand the thought of never seeing our real daughter."

The words slipped out before he could stop them. His eyes widened suddenly as something else hit him hard. He looked sharply at Noelle. "Wait."

She turned toward him. "What?"

Chuck’s brows knitted together tightly. "The prophecy." His heartbeat picked up speed. "The old shaman said the gifted wolf and the Fenrir wolf would be born around the same time."

He stared straight into Noelle’s eyes. "If Seraphine is the gifted wolf..." His voice dropped noticeably lower. "Does that mean our own daughter is the Fenrir wolf?"

The room fell into complete, heavy silence.

All the color drained from Noelle’s face. Her breathing became shaky and uneven. "No..." She shook her head over and over, like denying it could somehow make the truth disappear. "No..." Her voice cracked with emotion. "It can’t be."

She wrapped her arms tightly around herself. "What did we ever do to deserve something like this?" Tears welled up in her eyes. "Are we cursed?"

Chuck’s expression darkened dangerously. For the first time in their entire marriage, genuine fury flashed across his face when he looked at her. "Cursed?" He let out a bitter, painful laugh. "Maybe we are."

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