Earlier, Ravyn suddenly remembered something that made his stomach drop like a rock. Bryan hadn’t received his serum yet.
He rushed straight to the boy’s room, expecting to find him there, but the room was completely empty.
His brows pulled together in confusion. "Bryan?" Only silence answered him. He quickly searched the nearby rooms before finally spotting Daisy. "Have you seen Bryan?"
Daisy looked genuinely confused. "I thought he was with you."
Ravyn’s expression grew tense with worry. Neither of them had any idea where the little boy had run off to. Without wasting another second, they both headed straight for the safe house.
The moment they stepped inside, Bryan’s excited voice rang out loud and clear through the whole room. "Everyone, look at my mommy!"
Ravyn froze in his tracks. His eyes landed on Seraphine, who was still standing there with Bryan close beside her. Something painful twisted deep inside his chest, sharp and unexpected.
Before he could even fully process Bryan’s joyful words, another familiar figure caught his attention. Voren.
"Let’s go in pups, leave the adults alone." Kylie quickly moved the pups to the inner room, leaving the adults there.
Ravyn walked toward Voren, though his gaze kept drifting back to Seraphine again and again. She looked different. Not just prettier, though she was absolutely glowing.
There was something about her now that he couldn’t quite explain. She carried herself with this quiet, powerful confidence, and there was a warm, radiant energy around her that hadn’t been there before.
"Voren." His voice finally pulled Voren’s attention away from everything else.
"You haven’t been answering my calls."
Voren noticed exactly where Ravyn’s eyes kept wandering. His expression instantly turned colder, protective instincts flaring up.
Even Daisy caught the way Ravyn couldn’t seem to stop staring at Seraphine. Jealousy flashed hot across her face before pure anger quickly took over.
"I’ve been busy," Voren answered calmly, hoping to steer Ravyn’s focus away from Seraphine.
Instead, Ravyn narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Were you two together?"
For a split second, Voren regretted the excuse he had been using for months. Back then, it had been easy. Seraphine had lost her memories, and pretending he was only protecting his investment hadn’t bothered him at all.
But now, she was his wife. The thought of reducing her to nothing more than a business deal made guilt twist painfully in his gut.
Still, there wasn’t a better explanation ready. "I had to make sure my billions stayed safe," he said, keeping his voice steady. "My investment is too valuable to ignore."
Ravyn slowly nodded, though he didn’t look fully convinced. Before the conversation could drag on any longer, Seraphine casually slipped her arm around Corvine’s waist.
She smiled up at him sweetly. "Corvine..." She rubbed her stomach dramatically. "I’m starving."
Corvine laughed warmly. "Then let’s fix that right now." His smile was bright and full of affection. "I’ll get your soup."
The two of them walked away together, looking completely relaxed and natural. Daisy watched them for a second before glancing back at Ravyn.
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