Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 77 – Please accept this gift

’I sent my driver to pick you up. If you do not step outside right now and get into the car, you already know what will happen.’

The message sat on Emery’s screen like a loaded weapon, and for a split second the world around her seemed to blur into nothing but those words.

She stopped walking, her shoulders stiffened, and the faint sound of her uneven breathing filled the quiet hallway. Tears swam in her eyes, distorting her vision as she slowly lifted her gaze from the glowing screen to where Corvine stood a few steps away, confusion and concern written all over his face.

"I’m sorry," she said, her voice breaking under the weight of something heavier than embarrassment or pride. "I can’t."

There was finality in her tone, the kind that did not invite negotiation.

Before either of them could reach her, Emery turned and walked out without looking back, as though looking back would shatter whatever fragile resolve she had left.

Corvine moved instantly, frustration and urgency flashing across his features. He opened his mouth, ready to call after her, but Seraphine caught his arm with surprising firmness.

"Do not stop her," she said, her voice low but commanding. "We follow her, but we do it quietly."

Her eyes were sharp now, calculating, every instinct she possessed rising to the surface.

Corvine hesitated only a second before nodding. He trusted her judgment, especially when danger hovered so close it felt tangible.

By the time they reached the entrance, Emery was already stepping into a black SUV that had pulled up with unsettling precision. The vehicle did not linger. The moment the door shut, it sped off as if it had been waiting for exactly that second.

Corvine’s eyes narrowed, and even in the rush of adrenaline, his mind worked fast enough to memorize the plate number before the car disappeared around the corner.

we have to move now," he said

his side before

out smoothly, careful not to draw attention, and maintaining just enough distance to avoid suspicion

them as tension thickened the air inside the car. Seraphine’s hands were clasped tightly in her

with mechanical precision. The vehicle disappeared inside,

tightened. "I’m going to knock," he said, already reaching

now, whoever is inside will know Emery talked. We

the kind that turned chaos into strategy. After

nodded, forcing himself to

her tone composed as she reported suspicious activity at the address, emphasizing possible trafficking and unlawful confinement without revealing her

response was faster than either

surrounded the property. Officers stormed

women emerged, some shaken,

sight. "Let’s go home," she said quietly after a moment. "They will all be taken to the station for questioning. You can follow

Emery out of there alive, and

were lined up and led away, Seraphine scanned

looking for was not there. Zane’s face was

him. The Sovereign Circle event was happening over the weekend, and Seraphine needed to prepare. The empire they were building could not pause because of Daisy or whoever she

quiet

Corvine said firmly, turning to her as they stepped inside. "Win over as many billionaires as you can, and leave Zane and Emery to

moment before nodding. She trusted him, but trust

see her," she added seriously, "make sure you have bodyguards nearby. They can

because he found it amusing, but because he recognized the care behind

right," he said softly.