Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 82 – Are you falling for your adopted sister now?

The second Ravyn’s expression darkened and that dangerous silence started spreading around them, Seraphine understood she had embarrassed him far more than she probably should have this time.

Embarrassing a powerful man in private was one thing, but humiliating him in a room filled with billionaires and Alphas who fed off hierarchy and dominance was something else entirely.

There was not a single person present strong enough to truly restrain Ravyn if he decided to retaliate.

The few Alphas who technically had the strength to challenge him were men who survived by staying in his good graces, loyal shadows who would never risk their positions for her. They would back him even if he was wrong.

And Ravyn, when cornered, was unpredictable.

She knew she could not overpower him physically. Raw strength had never been her advantage. What she had was precision, strategy, and the ability to destroy him in ways that did not require fists.

Still, looking at the way his jaw tightened and his eyes darkened, she knew this was not the moment to test how far he would go in public.

So she acted fast. She pulled out her phone, and her stomach dipped when she noticed the battery blinking red. Of course it would be dying now when she had forgotten to charge it. She pressed call anyway, holding her breath as it rang.

It connected, and she did not hesitate. "Dad!" she cried out dramatically. "Ravyn is bullying me again!"

The call dropped immediately after.

Perfect timing.

She lowered the phone slowly, innocence spreading across her face like she had rehearsed it. Her eyes widened just enough to look wounded without looking fake, and a few people nearby covered their smiles.

moment, too harmless, too soft to

probably could not reconcile that innocent face with the fact that she had just kneed a powerful man in the groin

same powerful man had done to her. Ravyn was the reason her evil side popped up, and

phone rang almost

the air around them feel colder before answering. "Dad,

Humphrey’s voice

features, and then he turned on speaker mode without warning. "Fine," he said sharply. "Let’s hear it from everyone here. Did

brief pause as people looked at one

from the Alphas

memorized every single face. She

edged with frustration. "Wasn’t she the one

Seraphine replied without missing a beat. "You called my boyfriend weak. What did you expect me to do, smile and thank

across his face. He had not expected her to defend him so openly, especially against someone like Ravyn. The realization that she had attacked such a powerful man because of him settled heavily in his chest, and he tightened his hold around her waist

you to behave yourself, but you keep creating problems. If I hear

ended the call before the word Alpha could leave his

tightly that the muscle along his cheek twitched. His eyes flashed red for the

grabbed her. His hand clamped around her arm, and in one forceful motion he pulled her toward him. Her body lifted so easily it almost felt insulting, like she weighed

Leon’s arm slipped

embarrassed him more than he expected. It felt like failure, like he had not been strong enough to keep

forward immediately, but Ravyn’s glare cut through him. "Do not even think about

tone was unmistakable. Seraphine looked at Leon and gave him a calm smile that did not match the tension in the air. "It’s fine," she said softly. "He can’t hurt

him slightly, though he remained close enough to intervene

pulled her arm free from Ravyn’s grip and

asked, her tone almost teasing. "Are you