Chapter 41
Braden
Those sick as s holes.
The look on Lanie’s face when she told me they were reverting to the old practices. Normally I liked seeing her all fired up. but not about something like this.
Not when I thought the Council had moved past this.
“Are you actually going to tell me, or just tease me some more?” Lanie crossed her arms and coc ked her eyebrow.
I wanted to run my finger across her face and smooth it back out.
But instead, I told her what she’d been dying to hear.
“A few hundred years ago, the mating practices were even more barbaric than they are now. There were fewer she-wolves, too, so some would be assigned to three or four men.”
Her eyes darkened, and I could tell what she was thinking.
I hated confirming her worst fears.
“Their only jobs were to cook, clean, and most importantly, f uck if they didn’t produce pups, then they were worthless.”
Lanie’s eyes widened, and her mouth formed a little “o” of surprise.
For just a moment, I reconsidered telling her everything.
It struck me again how beautiful she was and how, if she knew all that I knew, she might not come back here again.

But it wasn’t fair to trap her here like those barbaric wolves had trapped their mates.
I’d have to find another way to make sure she came back to see me….
I continued on.
“Over time, the she-wolves, and eventually some of the men, stopped putting up with the Council’s b ulls hit and they started being mated to fewer wolves, taking some leadership positions, getting more power of their own, but most of the men weren’t
having it
A wide grin spread across Lanie’s face.
“And instead of backing down, the she-wolves started a f u cking war?”
I nodded. “Bingo”
“Dam n.. that’s kind of bada ss. Her face twisted into a look of confusion. “Wait, but how the hell do you know so much about
this and I don’t? You’re not even a shifter”
Her emotions were rising like an angry tide washing over me in hot crashing waves.
“And what about the witches? And why did you fight in the war
I reached out and placed my hand over hers
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She froze and looked up at me, and when our eyes met, it was all I could do not to lean in and kiss her.
“I said I’d tell you. And I don’t break my promises.”
Lanie
My heart stopped.
Braden’s touch was cool, but not unpleasant.
It reminded me of the crispness of fall air, the way there’s something warm and comforting in the chill.
I took a deep breath and forced myself to break away from his gaze.
It was making me want to do things I shouldn’t.
Kiss him, touch him, let him touch me more. Everywhere, even…
I took a deep breath,
He was finally telling me about the Great Wars, but now that rd gotten what I wanted, I was overwhelmed by everything!
didn’t know
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