Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 138 – I’ve heard about MindNest

Seraphine didn’t like this, because something in her gut that refused to quiet down no matter how composed she tried to appear, and the truth was simple in a way she couldn’t ignore.

She didn’t know this man, nor his intentions, nor the extent of his reach, and everything about him, from the way he stood to the way his eyes locked onto hers, made it very clear that he was not someone to take lightly.

"Well, Mr. Ashkael’s friends aren’t really my friends," she said, her tone carrying more weight than the words themselves, a subtle line drawn in the sand that she hoped would be enough to create distance between them.

Instead, it only made him smile. Santiago Russo didn’t look the least bit offended, his dark gaze steady and unshaken as it held onto her, as though her resistance only made her more interesting to him.

There was no denying that he was attractive in a way that could easily mislead someone who didn’t know better, the kind of presence that commanded attention without effort, the dangerous aura around him was enough to caution Seraphine.

"Well, we aren’t really friends," he said smoothly, the corner of his lips lifting just slightly. "Put us in the same room long enough, and we might just end up killing each other."

His glance toward Voren carried a quiet challenge, unspoken but very much understood, and before that tension could stretch any further, Leon stepped in, closing the distance between himself and Seraphine as he pulled her gently into his arms, his hold firm enough to make a statement without turning into a scene.

the history he had with men like Santiago was written in the countless surgeries he had performed, the lives he had tried to piece back together after they had been torn apart by violence tied to people like him, and that alone was enough to

didn’t interfere, because as far as appearances went, Leon was still

Sera," Leon said, his voice calm and controlled, carrying a smooth confidence that masked the tension underneath. "Unfortunately, she’s had a long day at the hospital before coming here for business, and my aunt is already waiting for

his focus sharpened, because Seraphine was the entire reason he had adjusted his schedule to be here, and time was not something he wasted, not on people, situations, or anything that didn’t serve a purpose, and right now,

firm in a way that made it

had been made public yet, nothing that should have drawn this kind of attention, and yet here he was, standing in front of her like

even for a conversation, felt like stepping

keeping her tone polite but distant. "I don’t think I have any special

I heard." He raised a brow slightly as he spoke, lifting his cigar just enough to take a slow puff, the smoke

he continued, watching her closely. "And I

words hit

him to invest in? She had been serious about everything she had said, and for someone like Santiago to take notice, meant he might regret not giving her

the way Seraphine carried herself in this