Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 131 – The Moon Goddess will bring her to us

Corvine’s eyes moved slowly across the space, taking everything in with that same sharp awareness he always carried, but this time there was a faint crease forming between his brows, like something wasn’t quite sitting right with him. "What’s the problem?" he asked, his voice steady but laced with curiosity as he turned back to Seraphine.

From an outsider’s perspective, everything looked more than perfect. The massive office had already been divided into a structured workstation layout, clean and intentional, with only the managers and the IT department getting private offices while the rest of the space remained open, efficient, and ready for movement and collaboration.

But Seraphine didn’t look impressed.

Her gaze drifted again, slower this time, more critical, like she was searching for something specific and coming up empty. "I haven’t seen any space that fits my office," she said, her tone thoughtful, almost distracted, like her mind was already running ahead of the moment.

Corvine blinked once, then a small smile spread across his face, like he had been waiting for her to bring that up. "That’s because the biggest office is reserved for the CEO," he explained, his voice carrying a hint of pride. "I was planning to have it set up in your favorite colors, with everything you’d need. Even a really comfortable sofa, especially for those days when you need to rest... you know, that time of the month."

That last part caught her off guard in a way she hadn’t expected.

For a split second, the conversation around business, offices, and responsibilities faded into the background as something much more personal pushed its way forward.

That time of the month. The pain, the discomfort, the way everything always felt heavier during those days.

And beneath that... something deeper.

Her wolf.

A quiet ache spread through her chest, subtle but persistent, like a missing piece she couldn’t reach no matter how hard she tried. She was starting to realize just how difficult it really was to live away from the pack, away from that part of herself that made her whole.

No shifting, no connection, no silent conversations with her wolf that used to ground her when everything else felt like too much.

not for the first time, how others managed it. How they survived

herself back to the present with a soft

though the weight of those thoughts hadn’t completely left her, "but I’m not planning on being the CEO. That role comes with responsibilities I

her words on

at her, clearly caught off guard, like the idea hadn’t even crossed his mind. "If not you... then who?" he

turned toward him fully this time, and the smile that curved her lips carried something deeper than humor, something rooted in trust,

one person I trust the

Corvine didn’t move.

moment, he just stood there, frozen in place, her words settling over him in a way that felt heavier than he expected. It wasn’t just a title she was offering

And that meant something.

A lot.

there was hesitation flickering behind his eyes, something unresolved, something pulling

he said finally, his voice quieter now, more careful, "I’m honored. Really. But I need flexibility... especially if

that reality, hit

was impossible to miss this

voice softer than before,

you mean?" he asked, confusion clear in

clarified, her tone gaining a quiet steadiness. "I mean... it’s not something we can force. The Moon Goddess will bring her to us when the time is right. We just have

gaze dropped for a second before she continued, her voice

for someone without a name? We don’t know what