All Chapters of Alpha's Regret: His Deceased Wife Was the Lost Love He'd Sought: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

48 Chapters

Chapter 21 Twenty Years of Poison

(Sera's POV)I bolted the apartment door and leaned back against it, my chest heaving.My neck still stung.That was no ordinary mugging. I thought of the raw terror in Elara's eyes when she saw the medallion, and tonight's men ruthless enough to kill in the open street.The medallion my mother left me was tangled up in some secret. It had to be.I couldn't just sit and wait to be picked off. I had to get to the truth myself.First thing the next morning, I opened my laptop and pulled up every document I could find on werewolf pack history.I compared the design on the medallion against the illustrations in the archives, page by page.Four hours later, my finger stopped on an extremely old volume, A Record of Pack Emblems.In the corner of one page was a faded, yellowed design, its overall shape somewhat like my medallion.The single line of text beneath it read: Silvermoon Pack, old emblem. Permanently retired several decades ago for reasons unknown.Because it was a retired emblem,

Chapter 22 You're Pregnant?

(Sera's POV)"Sera, wait!" Alice rushed out of the kitchen. "Where are you going? Did you forget today's your first scheduled prenatal checkup?"I stopped short.Last night's terrifying attack and Elara's words had thrown me so badly I'd forgotten the appointment completely.I touched my belly, hesitated a moment, and pushed the trip back to the pack by a day.Nightfire Central Hospital, OB VIP exam room.The healer held up the ultrasound printout, brows knitting tighter and tighter."Miss Sera, this isn't good." She pointed at the tiny embryo on the screen. "The fetuses are developing noticeably slower than normal for this stage. The organs are forming behind schedule. The cause isn't clear yet."My heart seized, my hands clenching into fists on their own. "Is it a nutrition problem? Something genetic?""Neither." She shook her head. "All your routine blood work and trace-element levels are perfectly healthy. That's the strangest part. The fetuses are healthy, but they re just growin

Chapter 23 The Seal of Freedom and a Misplaced Debt

(Third-person POV)There was even a flicker of something in Cassian's voice he hadn't noticed himself a note of joy, of hope.Before Sera could get a word out, Selina, standing behind Cassian, went white.Absolutely not.If Cassian found out now that Sera was carrying Nightfire s rightful Alpha bloodline twins, no less, he would lose his mind chain her to his side, never let her go.The whole meticulously planned fake death would collapse, and every path Selina had cleared for Hailey and Kyle's child would go with it.Selina reacted fast. She stepped forward hard, planting herself between Cassian and Sera, and raked her sharp eyes over Sera."Sera, are you actually pregnant?" Selina pulled out a scornful, cold laugh."You and Cassian were married five whole years and you never conceived. How is it Hailey's barely tested positive and suddenly you're pregnant too? You wouldn't happen to be so jealous of Hailey that you'd fake a pregnancy to fight for Cassian's attention, would you?"

Chapter 24 The Cruelest Cut and the Scent of Herbs

(Sera's POV)Cassian spun around almost without hesitation and raced toward the sound.I froze for a second, then hurried after him.When I reached the corner, Hailey was sprawled on the cold tile floor.Both hands clamped over her belly, her eyes red, tears streaming down.Cassian was half-kneeling beside her, one large hand bracing the small of her back, the other checking frantically for blood. His handsome face was ashen, his jaw clenched tight.And Alice stood there still gripping the plastic bag of supplements she'd just picked up from the pharmacy.She was a few steps from Hailey, white as a sheet, her lips trembling as she tried to explain but Cassian's murderous gray eyes were locked on her, giving her no chance to speak."Cassian it hurts so much " Hailey sobbed, shrinking weakly into his chest. Her voice was thin and pitiful, thick with fear. "I was just walking down the hall and this woman came charging at me and shoved me, hard. I lost my balance and my stomach hit t

Chapter 25 My Daughter Isn't Good Enough for You

(Sera's POV)When I woke, I was lying in a quiet private hospital room."You're awake."Julian's voice came from the bedside. He was sitting in a chair, a pharmacology journal open halfway in his hands.The moment he saw my eyes open, he shut the book, his amber eyes full of worry. "How do you feel? Does your stomach still hurt?"My head was still hazy, the memories filtering back slowly.The corridor, Cassian's vicious words, Hailey's scream, the ripping pain...My hand went to my stomach on instinct, my voice hoarse. "My baby...""The baby's okay for now." Julian poured a cup of warm water, fit a straw to it, and held it to my lips. "I happened to bring Nina in for a routine checkup today. I was passing the OB corridor when I saw you collapse."I took a sip. The warm liquid slid into my stomach and pushed back some of the cold. "Thank you, Julian."He set the cup down, and his brows drew together, a rare sternness in his voice. "Sera, your pregnancy was already unstable. The babies

Chapter 26 Back to Blackthorn

(Third-person POV)Hidden behind the pillar, Sera listened to the contempt pouring from her father Marcus and to his eager offer to throw his own firstborn aside so the Alpha could trade up for the illegitimate daughter. Her stomach heaved. She couldn t stand another word. She turned and walked quickly out of the inpatient lobby.In the corridor, only Cassian and Marcus were left.What Sera didn t see was Cassian on the other side of the corridor. As Marcus spoke, the composure drained from his face inch by inch. He narrowed his dark gray eyes, and a cold, barely restrained fury surfaced in them."Are you finished?" Cassian said suddenly, his cold voice cutting straight through Marcus's speech.Marcus froze, the smile stuck at the corner of his mouth. "Cassian...""Alpha Marcus." Cassian's tone was cold as ice. "Sera isn't only your daughter. She's the wife I properly married, the Luna of the Nightfire Pack. You stand here in front of me, 'not good enough' this, 'makes trouble' that

Chapter 27 Erased Evidence

(Sera's POV)There was a dull thud as my right shoulder smashed into the hard tile wall. Pain tore through my nerves.In the second I lost my balance, my first reaction was to curl my body inward, both hands locked over my stomach, twisting sideways so my back took the full force of the impact."What are you digging around for in this room?!"I turned my head. Catherine was standing behind me, that usually well-kept face now completely twisted with rage.She rushed at me in her heels, reaching to grab my collar and drag me out, her voice shrill. "Sera, get out! This is Blackthorn. You're married off, you have no right to go digging through anything on my territory! Guards! Guards!"Several tall guards ran into the courtyard."Throw this woman out!" Catherine pointed at me, barking the order.The guards exchanged looks and stayed where they were, clearly torn. They knew I was Marcus's biological daughter, and the wife of the Nightfire Alpha, Cassian. They wouldn't dare lay a hand on me

Chapter 28 The Apology

(Cassian's POV)Two whole days. Ever since I threw those words out in that hospital corridor, I'd been haunted by Sera's expression, that despairing, almost numb look. The second I shut my eyes, her empty eyes surfaced in my mind and I couldn't sit still.After I got Hailey to the ER that day, I had Derek pull the security footage.In the footage, Hailey was walking on her own when her heel caught and she slipped. She stumbled a couple of steps sideways, her hands flying forward on reflex. Alice happened to be walking by with the bag of medicine, and from that camera's angle it looked like Alice pushed her. But a camera from another angle showed clearly that Alice's hand never touched Hailey's clothes. Not by an inch.Hailey fell on her own.For days I'd called Sera countless times to apologize, and all I got was the cold, mechanical voice of the operator. She was deliberately avoiding me.A deep restlessness and guilt sat in me. I shouldn't have been so quick to lose my temper. And I

Chapter 29 Too Late

(Sera's POV)"Sera, there's an insanely gorgeous Alpha out there looking for you." One of the women at the next bench glanced through the glass into the corridor and nudged my shoulder, teasing.I paused, set down the dropper, and stepped out of the lab.In the corridor, Cassian stood in a dark trench coat, tall and straight. He was holding an old gray cloth bag."What are you here for?" My tone was flat.Cassian came forward and held the bag out to me.I opened it, puzzled. Inside were a few old things: a faded cashmere scarf, a hand-copied herb notebook with yellowing edges, and a silver hairpin broken in half.My pupils shrank, my fingers tightening. All of these belonged to my mother, Raven."Where did you get these?" I looked up sharply, staring into his eyes."The last time I went to Blackthorn." A complicated guilt showed in his eyes. "I saw Catherine and Hailey clearing out the back courtyard, about to throw everything into the incinerator. I recognized Raven's things and grabb

Chapter 30 What the Hell Are You Doing

(Cassian's POV)The whole drive home from the institute, I couldn't settle.Sera's face, calm and empty of any feeling, kept flashing through my mind, out of my control. When had she started becoming like this?The Sera of before got angry when I ignored her, got hurt when I forgot our anniversary.But now the way she looked at me was so cold.Did she not care about me anymore? My heart lurched, and a deep panic seized me all at once.Impossible.Sera loved me so much. For me she came to be my secretary right out of school. Her whole life revolved around me. How could she stop caring, just like that?It had to be that this thing with Hailey's pregnancy had made her too angry.I had to make it up to her.I pushed open the door of the main house. Hailey was already home.She was in a black low-cut silk nightgown, giving off a cloying sweetness, and she came toward me eagerly to take my coat.I knew that with Kyle dead, Hailey had no one to lean on in the pack, and pregnant on top of it,

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