Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 48 - She was Nova Ghost

Seraphine smiled like she couldn’t believe she was even having this conversation, then she leaned back slightly in her chair and started explaining in a calm voice that made Ravyn’s blood boil even faster.

"Well, I never asked Daisy for that video, and since she went ahead and sent it to me on her own, I figured it was only fair that if I got to watch it, then other people could too."

Ravyn looked like he might explode right there in the room. His fists clenched at his sides, his jaw locked so tight it probably hurt, and his breathing was sharp and uneven, like he was holding back either a scream or tears or both.

Voren noticed it all, but instead of reacting the way Ravyn expected, he found himself studying Seraphine. There was just something about her that amused him in a strange, frustrating way, even while everything around them was spiraling out of control.

He didn’t know exactly what it was. Maybe it was because part of him was just as angry at Ravyn for being careless enough to let something like this happen in the first place, or maybe it was because Daisy had been stupid enough to send the video at all.

Either way, Voren was beyond ready to hear what Seraphine was really planning, and she didn’t waste time dancing around it.

"In the normal world," she said evenly, folding her arms, "accepting a job to make a video go viral costs a whole lot of money. So you’re gonna have to pay me for spreading it, and you’re also gonna have to pay me for taking it down."

Ravyn snapped. "What the fuck?" he snarled, his voice breaking like he was hanging by a thread. "No way in hell are you getting another dime from me."

Seraphine just shrugged, completely unfazed by his outburst, like she’d seen tantrums far worse than this.

"Alright," she replied casually. "Then don’t stand in my way. I’ve got places to be." She started to rise from her seat, but Ravyn immediately stepped forward.

shaking his head hard. "Daisy sent that video by

almost sadly. "Oh, Ravyn," she said, tilting her head.

his voice thick with rage. "Unlike you." Nothing about his reaction surprised

stubborn refusal to see truth even when it was shoved right in his face. She had lived with it for

had proof?" she asked quietly, Ravyn pressed his lips together before

chat with Daisy, and handed it to him

as his eyes scanned the messages. For a

sent it by mistake," he said flatly. "You’re doing all this just to set her

when it

it still slipped in anyway, settling quietly in her chest like something heavy and

stood beside him through everything, given him her strength, her loyalty, her honesty, and even her dreams when the pack

just like most men. They would rather live with

said unapologetically, her voice calm but sharp, "your stupidity honestly amazes me. I think your last name should be changed to something more fitting. Maybe...

out a quiet laugh before he could stop himself. Voren’s jaw tightened,

wasn’t done. "Yeah," she continued coolly. "Ravyn Silly Goose sounds way more

stood up, and just as she turned to leave, Voren finally spoke. "You’re not going anywhere yet," he

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