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.

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

he found instead

the estate looked as though no one had been there

stared at the silent property while a slow wave of dread crept through

thoughts immediately turned toward Leon. Seraphine had

possibility that something might have happened between them began pressing against

frustration that he had

at that moment because it left him with only one place

drove to the hospital where Leon worked and asked around, hoping the man had

off duty that day. That answer left

sense of unease building inside him refused to fade, and after leaving the hospital he finally pulled out his phone again and dialed his father’s

the call connected,

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

line, Desmond

his father replied thoughtfully. "If you want,

eyes briefly while realizing his father

reached the financial level required to qualify for membership,

himself to remain calm despite the anxiety pressing against his chest. "Seraphine went

moment those words sank in, Desmond’s tone

that they function under strict oaths of secrecy. Even if they were holding the meeting inside a member’s private home, only the members themselves would know the location. It is completely outside the public’s

had no way of

options left, he returned

turned out to be far more

Seraphine’s number over and over again, only to hear the same response every time, and with each failed attempt the worry gnawing at his chest

hours dragged forward until the sky outside