Tangled

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202 Lucas: Council (1)

Alphas arguing with alphas is nothing but a waste of time.

The dregs of cold coffee stick in my throat as I set my mug down with a thud. Fuck. I'm exhausted. My eyelids feel like sandpaper against my eyes, and I rub at them with the futile hope of easing the discomfort.

Forty-eight hours.

Two damn days since I've seen the inside of my eyelids for more

then a blink

I haven't had a chance to even speak a single word with Ava. Not

even a text

It's impossible to keep her a secret forever, but without knowing how far I can trust these other alphas-bringing her into this mess

is a risk I refuse to take.

The last thing I need is for the Council to push back and demand that Ana be returned to Alpha Blackwood in order to prevent any more vampire attacks.

Jericho's worries have set root in my belly, growing an entire forest of doubt and concern. He's right. Ara's not enough of a reason to Breach the peace we've upheld for so long Far longer than any of our lifetimes

There's something else there. Something I was too blind to see. And we need to act. *

Now. Before any other tragedies come to be.

The stink of unrest taints the air, setting my teeth on edge.

I glance across the conference table, meeting Clayton's steely gaze. He's been the ally in my corner, standing steadfast beside me in my

concerns.

Xavier, our strongest ally in the Council, isn't convinced that there's a concern to the entire territory. Oh, he

as reinforcing our boundaries in Blackwood and Westwood. As sending a few troops of fighters to shore

of me, inside my wolf, screams that

wrong.

anyone who isn't ready will be slaughtered without a chance to fight back. We've already witnessed how easily they can invade our

the beginning. A first strike in

Suspicious, prideful, territorial cats, who'd rather bury their heads

his throat, his rumbling baritone cutting through the

get this meeting back on track. We've argued

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the chair groani across

to me.

needs to

ener mment on

Deliberate. A test of our defenses, of our ability to react. It's the first steps of war. We are all at risk. Westwood is nothing more than the first step to whatever goal

table-neutral party in Alpha Ezekial Talon of Whispering Pines. He was friend to both

pack and that bastard Blackwood, with

scars all across his face. Even so, it's a testament to his power that no alpha challenge has

during my attack on Blackwood. Of course, then we had only asked

sounds moral. Waiting to hear both sides of the story, refusing to take

neutrality is

the most, instead of

few Unregistereds step out of line

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It's nothing new They've been holed up in their little sanctuaries for so long, I'm surprised they haven't all turned into dust. With our numbers and strength, we could crush

a moment."

fists, biting back the growl building in

to appear and disappear at will. They're striking without warning, and we have no way

that we've been making for two goddamn