Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 222

“What is it?” I ask.

“Clyde’s there. He’s overseeing the operation himself. Seems Alaric doesn’t want his hands dirty if he is now ordering

council members to handle his pickups.” He pauses, his gaze narrowing slightly. A growl escapes me.

“More like he is hiding his hand in all this, he knows we’ve caught wind of everything and is careful now to make it look like a council issue.”

“A werewolf issue, meaning he’ll hold extra support when he goes for a higher seat if the council can’t be trusted. The werewolves are under your rule, council members and Rhett play right into his attempt to overthrow the council and take control.”

Damian is right but Clyde being there and not his own men or him, won’t deter us. We have enough proof and Bianca has shown she’ll go against Rhett for her parents and to save her own skin, getting her to testify against the vampire king won’t be too hard.

“Let’s get this over with, I want to get back home to my mate.” I tell him.

want to take her

bringing Aubrey into this mess tightening something in my chest. “No. She stays here. We don’t know how bad this is going to get. I

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safe.”

nods. “I’ll have a small squad stay behind to guard the castle, just in

have their own guard,” I remind him.

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extra hand to detain her, no one wants

leave her, not when things are still so uncertain. But this is something I have to handle myself. If we’re going to stop Rhett, Clyde, and Alaric, it

smirk playing

right. Aubrey isn’t the kind of woman who likes not knowing what is going on which is part of the anxiety I still feel from her despite her being asleep. She won’t rest easy until she knows for sure he can’t hurt her. But I can’t risk it. She’s been through too

even has time to realize I’m gone,”

we need to be ready when they reach that checkpoint.” I nod, already forming

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