Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 38 - I have a job for her

Voren wanted more than anything to cut Ravyn off completely. If Seraphine were the only factor, he would’ve done it already, no hesitation, no looking back, just a clean break, sharp and final, the way he handled most problems.

But Ravyn wasn’t just some business associate, he was his best friend, and standing there across from him now, Voren could see it clearly.

Ravyn looked like hell. His eyes were rimmed red, shadows hollowing out his face, his shoulders slumped in a way Voren had never seen before. He hadn’t slept, that much was obvious.

His suit hung on him like it belonged to someone else, and the tight set of his jaw said he was holding together by nothing but sheer willpower.

Whatever hit Voren was taking right now, would not be worse than Ravyn’s. The realization sat heavy in Voren’s chest, he swallowed the sharp words he’d been ready to throw.

Instead, he straightened abruptly, chair scraping softly against the floor. "I’ll visit the Stone Group first."

Ravyn lifted his head immediately. "I’ll come with you."

Voren shook his head. "You have many things to tackle too." There was too much waiting back at the office, too many fires to put out, and they both knew it. So once again, they went their separate ways.

The underground parking garage echoed with the sound of footsteps and engines starting. Ravyn turned left, Voren turned right.

Same destination in life, different roads. Less than an hour later, Voren stepped into Stone Group headquarters. The air changed the moment he entered, the receptionist froze.

sight of him because the news about Voren going against them was everywhere. Things were just picking up and he somehow appeared once again.

was ice. The girl swallowed, fingers trembling as she reached

shook when she passed the information. "Sir... Mr. Ashkael is here to see

end of the line, Desmond blinked in confusion. Voren Ashkael didn’t show up unannounced

which one he was about to receive. "Tell him to give me

without preamble, "my

was silence. Then he slowly turned toward Seraphine. Her

deadly. Corvine didn’t even look away from Seraphine as she answered her father. "Tell him

his eyes, knowing that voice. She was a Luna who carried authority and even in the city, she still spoke as

his thoughts as he ended the call and immediately dialed another number. Seraphine did not look like she was prepared to give him any details, but he knew exactly who

he tried again. This time it was picked up on the first

but time isn’t on my side. Do you know much about

Humphrey said cautiously, "What’s going on?" Desmond explained everything. The sudden surge in stocks, the shifting shares, and Voren standing right outside his office

laughing. "Well," Humphrey finally said between breaths, "she did

frowned. "I was worried about her at first," Humphrey continued, "but turns out even I don’t fully know how many skills that girl has. Medicine is just the tip

laughter eased something

added, voice steady now, "you don’t need to worry. She’s the