Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 33 – You’re the one who pushed me to the wall

Voren had been in a foul mood ever since his best friend, Ravyn, was expelled from the Sovereign Circle. Sadly, he could do nothing about it because Ravyn was the one who set the rule about the cutting point.

The decision had come down like a blade, swift, merciless, and final. Voren had read the official notice twice, then crushed it in his fist. Ravyn didn’t deserve it, not after everything he had contributed, not after the years of loyalty.

Worse still, Voren couldn’t even bring himself to call and deliver the news. He knew Ravyn too well, how deeply the rejection would cut, how it would bruise the pride Ravyn carried like armor.

That morning, Voren had seriously considered clearing his desk, postponing his meetings, and flying with his jet straight to the Centenary Pack himself. Breaking such news deserved respect in the form of a face-to-face honesty.

But the day had other plans. Several members of the Sovereign Circle arrived unannounced, as they often did. Their relationship with Voren allowed such liberties.

No prior notice, no appointments. Discussions stretched longer than expected, tension humming beneath polite conversation. In the middle of it all, his secretary called him on the intercom and whispered a name that instantly soured his mood.

Seraphine. She was the reason why the Walkers Global Enterprise, his best friend’s Company was finding it hard to stay afloat. All Voren asked was for Seraphine to give a few weeks, but she refused, and that deliberate act amounted to the fall he now mourned.

Now she was here to plead. The mere sound of her name ignited something dark in his chest. Voren didn’t hesitate. "Tell her I’m unavailable," he said coldly.

but how wrong he was. Not only had she stayed, but

across the floor, sharp and unrestrained, "how do you have

if the words had struck him physically. Every encounter he’d ever had with Seraphine had ended unpleasantly. He despised her defiance, her refusal to bend, her infuriating habit of meeting power head-on

deliberately, he turned to see the fire burning in her eyes. If there was anyone capable of making beautiful blue eyes look dangerous,

sharpened her features, lending her an almost feral intensity. Voren straightened to his full height, elegant and imposing, his

he asked, his voice low and

Alpha Seraphine had ever faced including Ravyn. His presence alone was enough to make seasoned men lower their eyes,

his gaze squarely. "How dare you convince the Stone Group

flicked around the room. One by one, the spectators melted away under his stare, retreating as though fleeing an invisible line

could answer, Voren continued, his tone sharpening. "You disobeyed my

and his mouth opened to respond, but Seraphine cut

standing in front of you," she said firmly. "I’m the one who invested in his company. Or are you afraid to deal with

like this. No one, and worse, there was no