Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever novel Chapter 684

Chapter 684: Chapter 684 - You are worth everything

"Alpha Vladimir, what are you saying?"

Voren’s voice came out low, controlled, but his eyes sharpened with the kind of focus that preceded violence. His father knew something. Something he had been holding back.

"I’ve heard rumors from the older Alphas." Vladimir’s face grew grim, shadows pooling in the deep lines around his eyes. "Their replacements have decided to fix a punishment that demands your life."

The words landed like stones dropped into still water. Ripples of unease spread through the room. Everybody present felt the weight of them, the cold finality.

"Why do you think I brought this up?"

Voren looked calm. His posture remained relaxed, his hands resting flat on the table. But pain registered in his eyes, a flicker of something raw and wounded that he couldn’t quite hide.

"So if we hadn’t had this meeting, would you have ever told me?"

Vladimir shook his head, the movement slow and heavy. "No."

The admission hung in the air between them. "But I was planning on telling our queen tonight." His gaze moved to Seraphine, then back to his son. "Your courage can be a weakness. Just as she said, you’re always the one to take the fall. Always the one standing in front of danger."

His voice dropped, rough with emotion he rarely showed. "You would have brushed it aside as nothing if I’d told you. And you would have warned me not to tell your wife."

No one knew the son better than the father. Voren would have done all those things. The truth of it sat heavy in his chest, undeniable. But still, he was upset. "I would have still handled it differently."

"No doubt." Vladimir agreed, his tone softening. "But neither I, nor this pack, is ready to lose you."

He leaned forward, his gaze locking onto Voren’s with an intensity that demanded attention.

"You know very well that if you decide to take the punishment, nobody can help you. In this case, I trust in the ability of our queen." A faint smile stretched his lips. "I think her method will be better. Or isn’t that why you married her?"

Voren already had a plan. It was simple. Accept any punishment the Alphas demanded. His queen was worth it. He was ready to give anything, including his life. The thought didn’t frighten him. He had faced death before, stared it down, walked away with scars that told the story.

But then a new realization settled over him, cold and sobering.

Giving his life would make his queen sad. Devastated. Broken in ways he couldn’t bear to imagine. And all Voren wanted, all he had ever wanted, was to make her the happiest woman in the world.

That happiness coiled around him now, a chain stronger than any Alpha Code. He would have to go by whatever plan she had. Swallowing his pride, he turned to her.

"My queen." His voice came out rough, the words dragged from somewhere deep. "So what’s the plan?"

Seraphine stared at him. A beautiful smile curved her lips, warm and knowing and utterly infuriating.

"Oh, my king." Her voice was honey laced with steel. "I would have told you if you had told me about the Alpha Code yourself."

His jaw tightened. "Now, you just have to wait until the Blood Moon Festival."

A chuckle rumbled from across the table. Damon leaned back in his chair, amusement flickering across his features.

"I want to understand something." His gaze moved between Voren and Seraphine. "If our King and Queen weren’t married, and they happened to be fated or second-chance mates, would this ridiculous clause still affect them?"

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