Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 481 - Everything in this pack looks polluted

Earlier that day, Corvine and Athaliah had spent hours tucked away in the gym. Their conversation had zeroed in on business, flowing so easily and naturally that neither of them even noticed how much time had slipped away.

Athaliah wasn’t just tossing out wild, impossible ideas either. Every single request she made was seriously ambitious, yet she backed it all up with rock-solid plans and details that showed she’d done her homework. That level of preparation hit Corvine harder than he ever expected it would.

Very few people could actually keep pace with him when things got serious in the business world. Most folks either puffed up their own abilities way too much or completely failed to see the full picture. But Athaliah?

She was on another level. She pushed back against his opinions with real confidence, threw out smart alternatives that made him think twice, and even caught little details he’d completely overlooked.

She was exactly the kind of sharp, driven business partner he’d always respected deep down.

Still, Corvine held himself back from reaching out to Zane right then. Not because he doubted Athaliah’s readiness but because Zane’s presence would immediately send signals that he was on Seraphine’s side and if Daisy sees him, she might start plotting eviler.

Their discussion kept rolling deep into the night, full of energy and ideas that left them both buzzing. Even as other Alphas waited for the princess to leave for them to speak with Corvine about partnership, she didn’t.

By the time Corvine finally looked around, the once-packed gym had cleared out almost completely.

A knock at the door broke the silence as Kael stepped inside. "Excuse me, Corvine," he said, his eyes flicking between the two of them before settling back on Corvine. "Alpha didn’t take the car. I’m pretty sure he shifted into his wolf form and ran because of all this heavy snow."

Corvine walked over to the big window and stared out into the darkness. Snowflakes kept drifting down steadily over the pack grounds, turning everything into a soft white blanket.

Down near the driveway, Damon stood with a shovel in his hands at the same time barking orders at a bunch of omegas who were shoveling massive piles of snow.

A group of warriors had jumped in to help, making the work fly by faster.

rumble suddenly echoed through the quiet room. Athaliah’s cheeks flushed a

awkward little laugh and rubbed the back of her neck, clearly embarrassed

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corner of his mouth. "First off, just call me

away without missing a beat. "Then you’ve gotta stop with the’princess Athaliah’ stuff too. It’s just Athaliah from now on." A playful grin spread across her face as she added, "And

you eat earlier? You paid for all

disgust. "Everything in this

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with a decisive motion. "Come on, then. We’ll head somewhere outside the pack and grab something actually decent to

eyes sparkling with relief and excitement. "Now you’re speaking my

dinner that left them both satisfied, they started the drive back toward the hotel. The roads were way quieter now, with just a

back, matching their pace. It had been tailing them

high gear, a prickling sense of unease tightening in his

focus from the road, he spoke in a calm but serious tone. "Did

head. "My father’s still pretty pissed at me." A small, tired sigh slipped out. "He wouldn’t even let me use his driver

don’t worry about it.

disappointment and reluctance he couldn’t quite shake. "So... what about New York?" His voice came out quieter than he

turned real and warm again. "I’m still going for it, don’t worry. But I’ve got a few things I need to wrap up in

sparkled with that familiar energy. "And when I finally make it to New York, you

her, a little confused. "What

grinned wide. "You’re gonna be my

his breath, the sound warm and genuine. "Oh yeah, I remember now." His expression softened noticeably.

her up even more, and the comfortable silence that settled between them afterward helped ease the strange, heavy feeling still lingering