Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 5 – You’re not afraid of what I’ll do next?

Chapter 5 – You’re not afraid of what I’ll do next?

Ravyn caught Daisy just as her knees buckled, lifting her into his arms with a roar already tearing from his chest.

The metallic scent of blood hung thick in the air, sharp and undeniable, igniting his instincts. He turned sharply, prepared to rush her straight to the hospital wing, when Daisy’s trembling fingers clutched at his collar.

"Rav... stop," she whispered weakly. "She’s leaving." He froze, confusion flickered across his face as his gaze followed the direction of Daisy’s eyes.

Blood dripped steadily from both of her wrists, staining his sleeves, yet her attention was fixed on Seraphine, standing a few feet away, upright despite the tension, a small travel bag resting quietly at her side.

"Leaving?" Ravyn echoed hoarsely. He didn’t believe it. That bag was not big enough to contain her things. "Where would she go?"

The hour was late. The pack house was unnaturally still, shadows stretching long across the marble floor. The sight of that bag twisted something sharp and ugly in his chest.

Daisy could not allow Seraphine to walk away, not like this. Not freely. She had ruled for too late and even if it was just once, Daisy wanted to see her reduced to nothing.

"The wound isn’t deep," she said quickly, her voice strained but calm. "It will take time, but it can heal on its own." She swallowed hard, then continued, urgency sharpening her tone. "But her, she was trying to leave. When I tried to stop her, she stabbed me."

The accusation landed heavily, reverberating through the hall. Seraphine tilted her head slightly, lips curving into something almost amused.

calm, too calm. Casual, even, but her blue eyes held something sharp beneath the surface, something

I’ll do next?" Seraphine asked softly, Daisy flinched despite herself, but Ravyn snapped. "Corvine!" he roared, his voice echoing violently through the pack

as Corvine appeared moments later, his posture

eyes before locking his gaze with Corvine. "Lock her in the dungeon," he ordered without hesitation, fury blazing in his eyes as he pointed at Seraphine.

did not move. "I can’t,"

by the second.

for criminals and traitors, back when rogue attacks were common and justice was brutal. But times had changed. Crime within the packs was rare now, and the dungeon had not been used in over

sorry, Alpha," Corvine said at last,

rippled through the room. Seraphine’s eyes widened slightly, and so did Alpha

my Luna," Corvine added. Daisy’s jaw clenched tightly as she fought to maintain her composure. What was so special about Seraphine that Corvine

"I’m divorcing her," he snapped. "She signed the papers, so

you do it yourself? The divorce is

knew it. Grinding his teeth, he carefully lowered Daisy to a

"If you dare touch me," she dared him, "I will report you to the Council, and you

lips curved darkly. "The Council will demand witnesses," he

standing between him and Daisy, for existing

this time, she had signed the divorce papers. Soon, she

through the tension like a blade,