Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 109 - what the fuck has gotten into you?

Before Seraphine left for the Sovereign Circle meeting earlier that evening, Corvine had gone to meet with Emery with a few bodyguards, and the moment was something he had to tell Seraphine.

He had planned to tell her everything after the meeting ended, assuming she would come back that same night the way every club in Manhattan operated but that assumption slowly unraveled as the night stretched forward.

Corvine had stayed awake the entire time, moving between the living room and the front entrance more times than he could count while glancing occasionally at the quiet driveway outside as if expecting her car to appear at any moment.

Each passing hour made the silence inside the house feel heavier.

Eventually Corvine reached for his phone and dialed her number, expecting to hear her voice or at least receive a short explanation about why the meeting had taken so long.

Instead the call failed to connect.

The automated message informed him that the number was outside the coverage area.

At first he convinced himself that the venue must have poor signal, since the location where the Sovereign Circle held their meetings often stood far from the busier parts of the city.

He tried again later. This time the phone rang briefly before shutting off completely.

When he attempted to call hours later, the system informed him that the phone had been switched off.

That response made the quiet unease in his chest tighten further.

Seraphine rarely turned her phone off.

The thought lingered in his mind long enough that Corvine finally decided sitting around and waiting would accomplish nothing.

where the Sovereign Circle meeting had been scheduled, hoping that he would at least find someone there who could tell him whether the gathering had

he found instead unsettled

stood completely closed, the gates were locked, and the

property while a slow wave of

immediately turned toward Leon. Seraphine had gone to

between them began pressing against his mind in

Corvine realized with growing frustration that he had never taken

oversight felt particularly irritating at that moment because it left him with only

hospital where Leon worked and asked around,

Leon was off duty that day.

unease building inside him refused to fade, and after leaving the hospital

the call connected, Corvine spoke

can’t locate Sera," he said, his voice tight with tension. "What do you know about the Sovereign

the other end of the line, Desmond sounded confused by the

his father replied thoughtfully. "If you want, I could apply for

close his eyes briefly while realizing his father had

qualify for membership,

mean, Dad," Corvine explained while forcing himself to remain calm despite the anxiety

moment those words sank in, Desmond’s

they operate," his father admitted, sounding increasingly troubled. "What I do know is that they function under strict oaths of secrecy. Even if they were holding the meeting inside a member’s private home,

not like hearing that. The explanation only reinforced the uncomfortable truth that he had no way of finding out where the meeting had taken place or

no other options left, he returned home

turned out to be far more difficult

over and over again, only to hear the same response every time, and with each failed attempt

until the