Voren experienced a quiet sense of relief when he realized that Ravyn had managed to walk away from the earlier confrontation with Seraphine without losing another massive fortune, although that relief did not lead him back to Ravyn's side or tempt him to resume their earlier conversation.
The tension surrounding that entire situation had already drained enough of his patience for one evening and he preferred to keep his distance while the atmosphere inside the club remained thick with ambition and rivalry.
Instead of returning to Ravyn's table, Voren spent the next stretch of time circulating through the private investors' lounge, exchanging polite greetings and measured conversation with several powerful men whose influence stretched across multiple industries.
His attention never truly settled on any of the discussions because his instincts remained alert in the way they always did whenever Alpha Gray occupied the same room as him.
