Chapter 602 The Tables Turn

Just as Tessa picked up her fork at lunch, her phone rang. It was Landon.

“For the next few days, I’m assigning a few people to shadow you,” he said, his voice brooking no argument “Don’t pay them any mind–just treat them like air.”

He’d made the decision after much deliberation. With Nathan lurking in the shadows, there was no room for chance. Her safety had to come first.

Tessa understood his concern. Though she was fully capable of defending herself, she still responded. gently, “Alright.”

“After lunch, go lie down in the break room. Don’t push yourself.” He added a few more reminders before reluctantly hanging up.

Tessa put her phone down and walked straight to Michael’s office. Just as she reached the door, she heard a heated conversation inside.

“Master, let me go with you to Yalvaria!” Samuel’s voice was urgent. “Last time they imprisoned you–who knows what they’ll try next?”

sighed. “I’m going back to settle old debts. You following me would only

“But going alone…”

you.” Tessa pushed the door open, her tone calm but firm. “Master, this started

Council already sees you as a threat. If you go, they’ll use any excuse to

Montedra for me. Now that you’re going back to clean up the mess, I have no right to sit

immediately. “Yeah, the three of us together are a lot

In the end, he gave in with a reluctant sigh.

up and heard about

tightly. “The Nightshade Pack’s annual Elders‘ Council is the day after tomorrow. It’s about power distribution–it’s bound by ancestral law.

voice softening to a plea. “Just one day. Let me finish the meeting, and I’ll go with you right after.

an alpha It wasn’t just symbolic–it held real influence over

on her toes and brushed a kiss against his lips. “I know how important it is. Don’t

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