Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 224 – Alpha Voren, please behave...

The moment Voren turned his attention toward Ravyn, Seraphine didn’t waste a second, instinctively stepping back toward Damon with the clear intention of leaving before things became even more complicated, but she barely made it a step before Voren’s hand closed firmly around her arm, his grip unyielding as he held her in place like he had no intention of letting her slip away again.

"I already told you why I’m here," Voren said, his voice steady as he faced Ravyn, though the tension beneath it was impossible to miss. "She’s off duty now, so I’ll take her back to her hotel... and have a few words with her."

Seraphine’s jaw tightened instantly, irritation flashing across her face as she tried to pull free, her voice low and edged with frustration. "I’m not going anywhere with you."

"Alpha Voren," Damon stepped in, his tone polite but carrying just enough firmness to make his stance clear, "please behave."

Voren’s gaze flickered toward him with warning, before he leaned closer to Seraphine, his voice dropping into a whisper meant for her ears alone, his tone subtle but heavy with intent. "I’ve heard a few things," he murmured. "Damon is your accomplice, isn’t he? Now tell me, are you coming with me willingly, or do you want me to make everything public?"

For a fraction of a second, Seraphine went still.

Then her expression hardened, something cold settling into her eyes as she finally succeeded in pulling her arm free, the movement strident and decisive.

"Fine," she said, her voice calm but carrying a quiet edge. "Let’s talk."

whatever this was turning into, but before he could speak, Daisy’s voice cut through the moment

you waited for me... thank you," she said, slipping her hand into his with practiced ease, her gaze already turning toward Seraphine,

landed on Voren opening the car door for Seraphine, that

is he taking her?" she asked, the keenness

that with Ravyn by her side, no one

among all the packs, and the idea of someone like him standing beside Seraphine, even for a moment, unsettled something deep

her back to the hotel," Damon answered, though there was a faint note of disappointment in his voice that he didn’t bother

but now that chance had slipped away, replaced by something he couldn’t control. Still,

moving toward his car, the

just long enough to slow him down, his voice calm but firm.

narrowing slightly, something thoughtful creeping into his expression as he studied him more closely. "You seem... very

question lingered, heavier than it sounded, because something about Damon’s confidence, the ease in the way he spoke about Seraphine, didn’t feel new, or recent, and when Ravyn thought about how quickly Damon’s business had risen, and how everything around him seemed to fall into place almost overnight, a quiet

in before he could, her voice slipping smoothly into the conversation as though she had been

tone gentle, almost concerned. "Didn’t you say Seraphine is here because of the

leaving the impact to feel solid. Ravyn’s expression tightened slightly as he filled in the rest himself, the implication settling in