Chapter 299

URORA

Piper sat across from me in the council room, her arms crossed tight to her chest, her eyes locked on the table.

Warrick had walked in after her, he rested against the wall, his jaws clenched.

The tension was heavy in the air, tangible, but I had to have answers, and I had to have them now.

“If you’re sure about what you heard, then tell me,” I said, firm yet low so as not to alert anyone outside the room.

“Yes,” Piper said, her voice even. “The message Calla sent is not about destabilizing us, it is to do with Dane. They are targeting him, and they think he is a weak link because of his impulsive decisions.”

Warrick finally broke the silence, sharp with exasperation. “If there is a plot against Dane, why isn’t he taking this seriously? Why are we here talking instead of taking some action?

headfirst into every problem is what got us

and me. “Rowan and Lila. They’re just with cach other day in

is this about the pack,

I’m not jealous. I’m just. cautious. We

hand rising. “This isn’t about Rowan or Lila right now.

fisted her hands and

said than done.”

Dane and the other council members

entered.

table, looking around the faces of my people, with whom I’d earned a familiarity with over the years. Today, trust felt

option,” I began, my voice elevating above the

the rival pack and take a portion of the land in contention or

in an instant, scraping the chair against the floor as he rose. “Negotiation is a weakness,

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