Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 9 – You should be grateful

Edward had sensed the storm the moment Ravyn arrived, the kind that gathered quietly behind clenched jaws and burning eyes.

He had failed to inform his parents in time, and now the consequences thundered through the house with brutal force.

The front door gave way under Ravyn’s fury, slamming inward with a violent crash that echoed through the corridors, loud enough to jolt even the deepest sleeper awake.

The walls trembled. Somewhere in the house, a clock rattled against the wall. Corvine shot up from bed instantly, instincts honed by years of vigilance kicking in as his feet hit the floor.

His heart raced as he hurried down the hallway, already preparing himself to face a burglar or an intruder foolish enough to test the defenses of an Alpha’s home.

What he did not expect, was Ravyn. The Alpha stood in the foyer like a living tempest, shoulders squared, eyes blazing with an unrestrained rage that seemed to warp the air around him. His presence alone pressed down on the space, heavy with Alpha authority.

Corvine froze for half a heartbeat. Then, despite everything, he bowed deeply, respectfully, offering the last shred of loyalty he still possessed.

The punch came without warning, pain exploded across Corvine’s jaw as he crashed to the floor, the impact knocking the breath from his lungs. The taste of blood filled his mouth before he could even process what had happened.

"Where is she?" Ravyn roared, his voice raw, violent, reverberating through the house.

Corvine’s fingers dug into the floor as he fought the urge to retaliate. He could fight, and wanted to fight, but this was Ravyn’s parents’ house, and more than that, Ravyn was saturated with Alpha power.

A fight would be futile, and destructive. Still, leaving Seraphine unprotected was not an option. "Alpha Ravyn," Corvine said, forcing steadiness into his voice as he rose slowly, "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

this house. He had allowed it

stairs two at a time. He reached Seraphine’s door and twisted the knob, but it

the hallway, "if you don’t open this door by the count of three, I

closer, even though he knew the truth. He could never overpower Ravyn. Only another Alpha could

could begin the count, the door creaked open. Seraphine barely had time to react before Ravyn

confusion clouded her expression, sleep still clinging to her like

past them and pounding hard on the

parents’ house after hurting

consciousness. She had opened the door

"What are

life and death, Seraphine had been here, safe, warm, asleep in his

fury. "And you are the only match. You’re coming with me." He yanked her closer, but this time

"You must be insane if you think I care whether you or she

to deliver a good slap, but it never landed. Ravyn’s hand was caught midair, his arm restrained by another

carried iron beneath it. "How dare you enter

she’s not your daughter.

father. "She stabbed Daisy. Daisy is bleeding out. She

released Ravyn’s wrist slowly, his expression hardening into something cold and final. "If Seraphine stabbed Daisy, then Daisy deserved it. And

siding with her over me, your son?" Ravyn demanded, disbelief sharpening his tone. His parents doted on Seraphine but he never thought at a critical time like this, they would

wanted to say more but the urgency of his reason for coming overshadowed the ache of Seraphine taking his place in the