Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 16 – Seraphine Is Gone

Her name echoed inside Ravyn’s head like a struck bell. "Sera..."

The way the word left his mouth, hard, sharp, edged with rage that made Callum instantly regret ever opening his mouth about Daisy.

The Alpha’s presence filled the room, oppressive and cold, his eyes blazing with something far darker than anger.

"No, I haven’t even spoken to Luna—" Callum tried again, his voice strained, desperate to be heard.

"Enough!" Ravyn cut him off. His voice was steel, unyielding, carrying the unquestionable authority of an Alpha who had already passed judgment. "Isn’t it obvious? How dare you accuse Daisy? First you announce your resignation, then you try to pin this on her. Clever, very clever." His lips curled. "Fine, bring your resignation letter now."

A smug smile tugged at Daisy’s lips, small, fleeting, but unmistakable.

Callum saw it, and something inside him snapped.

"Alpha," he said bitterly, his fists clenched at his sides, "I hope you realize one day that this woman is the root of every problem you’re facing."

The slap came without warning. The force sent Callum crashing to the floor, his vision blurring as pain exploded across his cheek.

An Alpha’s strength was unmatched, and the blow was less a strike and more a declaration of dominance. The humiliation burned hotter than the pain.

Without another word, Callum pushed himself up, bowed stiffly out of obligation rather than respect, and left the room. Minutes later, he returned with the resignation letter in hand, his expression hollow.

Ravyn signed it without hesitation, and when the medical staff gathered, murmuring anxiously and pleading on Callum’s behalf, Ravyn’s voice rang out over them all.

follow him now," he declared coldly. "Or

and indecision hung thick in the

voice smooth and warm,

their doubt wavered, and how their loyalty bended and shook his head in quiet despair before turning

walked out, regret weighed heavily on his chest. He had supported Daisy’s coronation as co-Luna, and believed her like the

pack members long ago, but now it was too late. Most had already returned to the city, blind to the deception that had unfolded right under their

was how Daisy had won them over, and now he

hope that one day, the

When she returned to the pack house, she was treated

members smiled wider, and doors opened before

hesitation, she moved into Ravyn’s chambers, the Alpha’s private space, the very rooms

stepped inside and saw Seraphine’s belongings, something dark flickered in her eyes. The huge closet, and Seraphine’s lingering scent that still

pitiful smile and clung to Ravyn’s arm. "Rav," she said softly, gesturing to the closet, "she left her clothes behind. That means she’s planning to

jaw. "Instruct the servants to burn them," he

pieces, rare fabrics,

she saved most of

greed behind reason. "They’re all new. I

as she spoke, she realized how badly she

firm, and dismissive. "Don’t worry, she’ll never show her

"Okay," she said sweetly. "I’ll go

"And I’ll start

could not find a single person to give up their city life to return to the pack. Work consumed him entirely, leaving him exhausted and irritable until another crisis landed squarely on his

the city. "Sir, one of our major shareholders, Marjorie Steward, is requesting to sell her

a replacement, his ranking would drop from second richest man on the Forbes list to third,

"Negotiate, and