Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 27 – he still craves me

Ravyn froze. The thought had crossed his mind before, more than once, actually. He had lived under the same roof with Seraphine for years without touching her, existing like polite strangers bound only by a marriage certificate.

It had been a cold, deliberate arrangement, one that would allowed both of them to move through life separately while maintaining appearances.

When he had finally brought up the idea of formalizing that separation, of continuing as husband and wife only on paper, Seraphine had refused.

At the time, Ravyn had been too embarrassed to push. After all, he was the one who had asked for the divorce. Pressing further would have felt hypocritical, almost desperate, and he had swallowed the conversation whole, burying it where pride and regret lived side by side.

Now, standing in front of Daisy, he couldn’t bring himself to say the truth out loud. "Seraphine isn’t stupid. She’ll know I’m doing it for the money."

That wasn’t the answer Daisy had expected. A flicker of disappointment crossed her face before she smoothed it away, her voice calm but calculating. "Then we’ll have to find a way to increase our profits."

Ravyn nodded slowly. "I know. That’s why I have to go to the city."

The weight of everything pressing down on him made his temples throb. Then another thought struck him, sharp and unsettling.

"Daisy," he said, his tone turning businesslike, "you haven’t given me any updates on the medical supplies. And I haven’t seen any movement from the account."

Daisy’s lips pursed. She had already given herself a strict timeline, two weeks. That was all she needed, and was confident that her motivation had been enough to push the doctors toward a breakthrough.

on it," she said smoothly. "Trust me, it’ll be ready in two weeks." Then, almost casually, she added, "I had to

surprise flashing across his face. "You fired Nicole? Why didn’t you

look upset. She disrespected me,

Daisy deserved consequences. "Still, you should have informed me. If you

before she could respond, a knock sounded at the door. Ravyn went

you a new phone and inserted your SIM. It’s already beeping, looks like

Ravyn closed the door and checked the

department?" he demanded. "An amount like that

Daisy. Since Corvine and Seraphine had left, she was the only one signing off on approvals. If it hadn’t been Ravyn, then the blame pointed directly

she said quickly. "They said it was

now.

answer. A single tear slipped down

pulled her into his arms, his voice softening. "Hey, I didn’t mean to be that hard on you. There’s just

in the city is resolved,

Daisy turned and straddled his lap, pressing her bare body against him. "Do I get to

that didn’t quite reach his eyes. "And who takes care of Bryan?" The answer lingered

her parents, but she already knew Ravyn would refuse. Bryan was the Alpha heir. His care fell

never accept

the thought, but fear crept into her chest. Fear that Seraphine might still find a way to