Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 150 – He hates me too

The question hit harder than Ravyn expected, his body going still as the doubt crept in, unwelcome but impossible to ignore.

"I’ve never heard you mention a single patient she successfully treated," Voren continued, his tone quieter but far more pointed now, "and now she can’t even treat her own son, so what exactly does that say about her as a doctor?"

The question didn’t just linger, it settled deep, heavy enough that Ravyn couldn’t brush it off no matter how much he wanted to.

Even as he kept his eyes on the road, his grip tightening slightly on the steering wheel, his thoughts kept circling back, replaying moments, conversations, decisions, all of it tangled up in a growing sense of doubt he wasn’t ready to face.

"So you’re saying Daisy’s been lying to me this whole time?" he asked, his voice lower now, less certain than before.

Voren didn’t answer immediately. He wasn’t the kind of person who threw around accusations without something solid to back them up, and he wasn’t about to put himself in the middle of something that could easily spiral without proof.

"No," he said finally, his tone measured, careful. "I’m not saying that. I’m just telling you to pay attention, to actually look at what’s happening instead of taking everything at face value."

There was a brief pause before he added, his voice carrying a hint of something more personal. "If nothing else, you should’ve learned that much from what I went through."

That landed. Ravyn exhaled quietly, the tension still there but changing slightly as he nodded to himself. "You’re right," he admitted, even if the words didn’t come easily. "I’ll look into it."

what mattered most right now. His focus

Seraphine’s help," he continued, his tone firm again. "Can you talk to her for me? You’re invested in her business, she

back slightly where he stood, considering that for a moment before

a clear boundary, "don’t forget who you’re talking about. Seraphine

like Don Russo trying to get into her circle, you should

Ravyn’s attention

focus sharpened despite the road ahead. "That man is trouble.

isn’t exactly eager about it," Voren replied, his tone thoughtful, "but that’s not the point. I’m trying to get you to understand how fast she’s rising." There was something almost impressed in his voice

believe in whatever she’s building to the point where they’re willing to throw away whatever their building to join her dream," he continued. "The deal she offered me

more than Ravyn expected. A quiet heaviness settled in his chest, because everything Voren was saying only made it clearer how much he had lost, how far Seraphine

them back then. At the Bohemian Groove, he had made it clear what kind of person Seraphine was, what she was capable of becoming, and Ravyn had ignored it,

Ravyn said after a moment, his voice tightening slightly as he leaned into the one angle he knew might work. "You’re just

on the other end, already recognizing what Ravyn

already know who you should be going to," he replied. "Your former

tightened. "He hates