The Beta's Regret: ONCE REJECTED, NOW MY EX'S QUEEN 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 161 - 챕터 170

Alpha Caden's POVThe silence inside the hospital room became heavier the moment Mila lifted her eyes to mine. The color had barely returned to her face after everything she had endured, yet there was still enough strength in her to ask the one question I had spent years dreading. Her fingers tightened around the edge of the blanket as though she already feared the answer before she even spoke. There was uncertainty in her eyes, but beneath it burned hope—a fragile hope that perhaps, after everything, she would finally know the truth about the woman who had brought her into this world. I stood rooted beside her bed, unable to breathe as memories I had buried clawed their way back to the surface. I saw laughter echoing through forgotten gardens, promises whispered beneath moonlit skies, blood staining white stone, and a pair of desperate eyes begging me to protect their child no matter the cost. Every promise I had made returned to haunt me in a single heartbeat, and for the first tim

Alpha Caden's POVThe name refused to leave my mind.Nyra.It echoed through every corner of my thoughts like a curse that had finally awakened after years of silence. Prophecies were never careless with names. Every word spoken by The One carried weight, and every name held purpose. If Nyra had become the condition for Sera's survival, then every calculation I had made over the years had just become meaningless. I had spent decades preparing for one future while destiny quietly carved another behind my back.I crossed the remaining distance to my desk with heavy steps. For the first time in years, the office that had always been my place of certainty felt unfamiliar. The shelves filled with ancient records, maps, and sealed documents suddenly seemed useless. None of them contained answers for what was unfolding now. I slowly lowered myself into my chair, the leather creaking beneath my weight as exhaustion settled deep into my bones.I rested my elbows on the desk and rubbed my templ

Alpha Caden's POVThe name refused to leave my mind.Nyra.It echoed through every corner of my thoughts like a curse that had finally awakened after years of silence. Prophecies were never careless with names. Every word spoken by The One carried weight, and every name held purpose. If Nyra had become the condition for Sera's survival, then every calculation I had made over the years had just become meaningless. I had spent decades preparing for one future while destiny quietly carved another behind my back.I crossed the remaining distance to my desk with heavy steps. For the first time in years, the office that had always been my place of certainty felt unfamiliar. The shelves filled with ancient records, maps, and sealed documents suddenly seemed useless. None of them contained answers for what was unfolding now. I slowly lowered myself into my chair, the leather creaking beneath my weight as exhaustion settled deep into my bones.I rested my elbows on the desk and rubbed my templ

Sera’s POVIt is already very late and I am still awake, seated elegantly on my bed and waiting for Dorian to come back from the meeting he had with Kade. The digital clock sitting near the bedside table glowed faintly in the dark chamber while the sound of the wind outside brushed softly against the windows and despite how exhausted my body felt, sleep refused to come because my mind had been restless ever since Dorian left to meet Kade earlier. I stood up from the bed and I sat near the balcony with my legs folded beneath me while staring blankly into the darkness outside the palace grounds because lately silence had become dangerous for me. Every quiet moment gave my thoughts enough space to wander into places I no longer wanted to revisit and I couldn't control it. Every truth that surfaced lately only seemed to destroy another part of the life I thought I understood. I exhaled slowly and rested my head against the chair behind me while trying to calm the tension sitting heavily

Eli’s POVI was seated in my office like I do almost everyday when Mila barged in and instantly, I knew something was wrong. The argument started the second Mila stepped into my office and judging from the look on her face, she already came prepared for war. I barely had enough time to stand properly from my chair before she slammed the office door shut behind her with enough force to make the glass walls vibrate slightly and the tension that entered the room with her immediately settled heavily in the air.“You’ve been avoiding me,” she snapped immediately while walking toward my desk without waiting for permission to speak. I stared at her calmly for a moment before leaning back slightly against the edge of the table because after everything happening inside the palace lately, I honestly had no patience left for unnecessary drama. “I’ve been busy.” I said as I managed to stand on my feet. “That’s a lie.” she replied almost immediately with a sharpness in her tone that immediately ir