Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 71 – Are you planning to leave your boyfriend for me?

Daisy had always wanted to be the smartest person in the room, especially when that room was filled with powerful men who underestimated her, but Seraphine turned out to be that woman in Daisy’s mind.

Succeeding against Seraphine by being the one Ravyn loved should have made her happy, except that Ravyn was neither the most powerful Alpha nor the richest in the United States.

She had plans, layered and unhurried, and Damon had been carefully placed inside those plans like a prized piece waiting to be claimed.

The strategy had been simple in her mind. She loved Ravyn but the desire for wealth and power, no longer made love attractive.

For now, she needed Ravyn for covering but if things continued to fall, she would step away gracefully and direct her attention to Damon, who was younger, rising faster, and far more promising in the long run.

Her target had long been Voren, but he had always been beyond her reach, a different league entirely, untouchable in ways that made even her ambition hesitate. Ravyn, however, had been attainable. He had been the closest steppingstone to power.

And now, Damon was her upgrade waiting in the wings.

With Seraphine’s calculated attacks, Daisy had panicked before but now, she felt that everything was working to her advantage, because she already mapped out an escape route in her mind.

If Ravyn fell too hard, she would detach before the collapse crushed her with him. With Damon, or at least, she thought she did, until hearing that Damon was investing fifty billion into Walker’s Global Enterprise.

The news numbed her, left her feeling like the ground was subtly shifting beneath her perfectly balanced heels.

her imagination, suddenly blurred at the edges. If Damon was strengthening Ravyn instead of positioning himself independently, then

expression, no matter how carefully trained, failed to mask the

but he masked it quickly, smoothing his features into calm

noticed, my wealth

with quiet arrogance, not loud enough to boast but deliberate enough

If the money meant nothing to Damon, then

she said, forcing an embarrassed smile. "I was only looking out

dipping slightly, gaining weight. "Shouldn’t you be looking

hung between them like a

instinctively toward his chest,

gesture was familiar. Damon moved back instantly, avoiding her touch as though it carried

quietly, though the warning in his tone was

end with scandal or exile. It ended with blood. Daisy knew that better than anyone,

was for her safety. She forced a small laugh and shook her head, though her pulse had quickened. "We could always leave," she murmured, lowering her voice as though sharing a forbidden secret. "We could elope, start fresh

Bryan would only bring her problems. Damon raised a brow slowly, studying her with a look that was more

your boyfriend for me?" he asked, his tone steady but

question unsettled her more than she expected. For a split second, doubt crept into her thoughts. Had she misread him? She had been so sure he was drawn