Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 108 – She’s Not Feeling Well

Ravyn suddenly shook his head as if he had just heard something so ridiculous that he could not allow it to settle in his mind. The movement was sharp and impatient, his jaw tightening as irritation crept across his face.

"No," he said firmly, his voice carrying a dismissive edge that made it clear he had already decided what the truth was in his mind. "You don’t know her the way I do."

He let out a quiet scoff, the sound filled with scorn.

"All she wants is more money so she can start that stupid business of hers and prove that she’s better than me," he continued, his tone growing colder with every word as resentment bled through his voice. "Once they throw a few billion dollars at her, she’ll drop everything and walk away like nothing happened."

Ravyn believed that without the slightest doubt.

In his mind, Seraphine had always been desperate to prove her worth, desperate to show the world that she had value beyond the role she once played beside him, and he had convinced himself that she would accept anything if it helped her climb higher.

For the first time in a very long while, Voren found himself looking at Ravyn not as an ally, not as a fellow Alpha who stood beside him in the sovereign circle, but as a man who had completely lost the ability to see reality for what it was.

A fool.

The realization settled heavily in his chest as he studied Ravyn’s face.

"Is that so?" Voren asked quietly, his voice calm but carrying a weight that made the two Alphas glance in his direction.

His eyes hardened as he continued. "Then why did she refuse their investment money simply because of the way they disrespected women?"

The question landed like a stone dropping into still water.

Ravyn’s head slowly lowered as silence stretched between them, his thoughts clearly racing through his mind as he tried to find an explanation that could support the version of Seraphine he had built in his head.

Voren watched him closely before speaking again when it became obvious that Ravyn had no answer.

"Isn’t the rejection of your money the reason they are in this mess right now?" Voren asked, his voice losing the calm softness it carried before as frustration began to rise. "Because none of you could swallow your pride and treat her with basic respect?"

took another step forward,

now you honestly believe you can buy her silence with a few

quiet, but every single one of them understood the

all knew

never been capable of seeing Seraphine in a fair or honorable light,

finally, his voice lowering as he spoke

after them, she’ll have to come

him for several long seconds, the silence between them thick and

slowly drew in a

in his hand felt heavier than it had only moments earlier, and without another word he lowered it before letting it

he was finished,

to acknowledge the damage they

none of it could ever reach

Voren said slowly, his voice heavy with disappointment. "This is the sovereign circle, Ravyn. We

further, guilt flickering across his expression as

Ravyn admitted quietly, his voice lacking its earlier arrogance. "But please... blame me for it. Just don’t take

eyes remained cold as he looked at

decides to take later," Voren said solemnly, each word leaving his mouth slowly

his chest as he turned away and

an arm would have been easier than dealing with the storm

their own arrogance to recognize the danger

the one person who had played a direct role in what happened

had handed her

corridor as he approached another

is Francis?" Voren

immediately lowered his head, nervousness flickering across

already left for the night," he

a soft scoff, irritation flashing in his eyes. How unfortunate that