Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 213 – I Came for the One with My Billions

Ravyn couldn’t stop the memories from creeping in, no matter how hard he tried to bury them. The images, the videos of Voren and Seraphine together flashed through his mind like something determined to haunt him, refusing to fade no matter how much he forced himself to focus on something else.

Still, he pushed it down.

There were more urgent things to deal with.

’Let him in. I’m at the pack house,’ he responded through the mindlink.

It didn’t take long.

A few minutes later, footsteps echoed through the hallway before Voren walked into the kitchen, only to stop short the second he took in the scene in front of him.

"Ravyn... are you cooking?" he asked, his brows pulling together in clear disbelief as his gaze swept across the counter. "What happened to the maids?"

A bitter smile tugged at Ravyn’s lips as he continued packing the pancakes, his movements steady, almost mechanical. He added strawberries and blueberries with care, the small details feeling oddly important despite everything else unraveling around him.

"This was one of Seraphine’s conditions before she agreed to treat Bryan."

For a split second, Voren almost laughed.

He could feel it rising, pressing at his chest, but the look on Ravyn’s face stopped him cold. That sour, tight expression said more than words ever could.

Instead, he cleared his throat lightly. "What are you doing here already?" Ravyn asked, glancing up briefly, his mind already running through the timing. "Didn’t we just speak not long ago?"

It didn’t add up.

getting here this fast meant only one thing. Voren must have taken a helicopter

picking up your phone," Voren replied smoothly, like he had anticipated the question long before it came. "I figured you might need help." His eyes lingered on Ravyn for a moment before he added, more carefully, "I was surprised

was about to go looking for them

Voren caught it instantly.

did they say where they’d been?" he asked, his tone casual, though

the bitterness anymore. He closed the container, securing it before picking it up. "I’m taking

"I’ll come with you."

came too quickly, Ravyn

as a thought crossed his mind, slow but heavy, settling into place with uncomfortable clarity.

were worried about me..." he

Voren didn’t answer immediately.

his lips pressed together, but just like always, he recovered fast, his expression smoothing out

came for the one with my

the faint disappointment that passed through his eyes didn’t go unnoticed. Still, he accepted it, because it made sense. Voren would ensure Seraphine’s safety because of his

said. "If anything happens to her, you lose

moving through the pack house with

into step beside

between them carried a tension that wasn’t

asked after a moment, his tone light, though his eyes stayed

out why a man named

glancing sideways at him.

again, but this time, there was nothing

growing colder with every word. "If there’s even a chance she’s betraying me..." His gaze hardened, something dark settling deep within it. "I’ll

Voren didn’t agree.