All Chapters of Alpha's Regret: His Deceased Wife Was the Lost Love He'd Sought: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

(Cassian's POV)Bang!The instant I threw the study door open, my mind went blank.Sera was tumbling down the tall second-floor staircase like a ragdoll, slamming hard onto the marble floor below.She curled into a ball in pain, both hands locked over her stomach. Her face was white as paper, her eyes half shut, already sinking into a half-conscious state."Sera!"I didn't even glance at Hailey. I leapt straight off the second floor, forcing my body into wolf form in midair.My huge paws hit the ground steady. I carefully lifted the bloodied Sera onto my broad back and, at the absolute limit of an Alpha's speed, shot out of the main house like black lightning, racing for the pack's medical center.Fifteen minutes later. The corridor outside the ER.I shifted back and yanked a medical blanket around my waist.I was shaking all over. Sera had lost so much blood.Messy footsteps came from the far end of the corridor. Hailey arrived, supported by Derek.Her eyes were red, tears streaming d

(Cassian's POV)I froze for a second, then my head went blank with a roar and I broke into a run straight for the roof.The wind on the roof was fierce, whipping so hard it was hard to keep your eyes open.Hailey stood in the center of the rooftop, wind tearing at her thin patient gown. In her right hand she gripped a silver dagger real silve. Her left hand was clamped protectively over her belly.A few ER nurses and security staff had gathered, but the wind was too strong and Hailey was too worked up. No one dared move closer.Hearing the crash of my footsteps at the door, Hailey turned to look at me. Tears immediately streamed down her pale cheeks."Cassian..." Her voice shook in the wind, thick with sobs. "I can't live anymore. They're calling me a shameless mistress, saying I seduced you, saying my baby is a bastard who doesn't even know who his father is!""Hailey, calm down first!" I tried to take a step forward, both hands raised, pressing down in a soothing motion. "I'll deal

(Sera's POV)This time it was Nina.The little girl poked half her head in. When she saw my eyes were open, her whole small face lit up.She didn't even stop to put on shoes. She came pattering in barefoot, straight to the bedside.She leaned carefully against the edge of the blanket, not daring to touch me hard, but aching to be closer."Auntie Sera!" Nina's voice was thick with tears, her eyes pleading. "I was keeping watch outside the whole time! Daddy said you needed to rest and wouldn't let me in, so I sat by the door and waited. I waited so long..."She reached out a small hand and touched my belly gently through the blanket. "Auntie, is the baby in your tummy a little better? Does it still hurt? Nina will blow on it, blow-blow and it won't hurt anymore..."Looking at Nina's small face, so full of worry and sincerity, I reached out and stroked her soft hair. "It doesn't hurt anymore. And the baby's fine too."Julian stood and set the tray on the little folding table propped over

(Sera's POV)Elara read my panic at once."Alpha, you've misunderstood." Elara sighed, putting on the reluctant look of someone forced to admit a truth under pressure."Miss Sera isn't here for medicine, and her health is fine. She came to me to investigate the cause of her mother Raven's death."Cassian froze."Miss Sera has always doubted that former Luna Raven died of that so-called rare contagion. She commissioned me to use my black-market connections to make some quiet inquiries," Elara explained simply, her tone turning grave. "Out of caution against Alpha Marcus, Miss Sera doesn't want anyone to know this is underway. That's why she came here alone today."The excuse was perfect.Cassian knew how much I cared about my mother, and he'd heard my resentment toward Marcus with his own ears.Sure enough, at the name "Raven," the doubt in his eyes dissolved at once.He looked a little taken aback and fell briefly silent."What have you found?" Cassian started to press further."Cassia

(Third-person POV)Sera's hand paused mid-air with the milk. She looked up, her eyes calm on Derek. "What does he want the agreement for?""Do you even have to ask?" Derek's tone was impatient. "To sign and seal it, then submit it to the Council to formally dissolve the bond. Miss Sera, there's no point dragging it out. Hand it over. Stop stalling."Sera looked at Derek's contemptuous face.A sharp bitterness and irony rose up in her.Grandmother's surgery wasn't even done, and he was already this impatient? Couldn't wait one more day, one more second.Couldn't even be bothered to come himself, sending a Beta who'd never once respected her as Luna, his eyes full of disgust, to demand the document.She thought of a few days ago, of Cassian looking at her earnestly, saying he'd help her investigate her mother's death, saying she could come to him if she needed. She'd thought maybe there was still a little sincerity in him.But now it was clear. That had been nothing more than an Alpha's