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

it's as simple as reinforcing our boundaries in Blackwood and Westwood. As sending a few troops of fighters to shore up our

of me, inside my wolf, screams that

wrong.

fight back. We've already witnessed how easily they can invade

territory, bold as brass, are just the beginning. A first

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

baritone cutting through the murmured side

on track.

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your request aga, and we'll vote once

chair groani across the

to me.

needs

mment on

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

scoff from the end of the table-neutral party in Alpha Ezekial Talon of Whispering Pines. He was friend

Blackwood, with his

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

Xavier during my attack on Blackwood. Of course, then

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

neutrality is

the most, instead

"A few Unregistereds step out of line and suddenly it's Armageddon?

202 Lucas: Council (0)

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

a moment."

my fists, biting back the growl

They're striking without warning, and we have no way of

we've been making for two goddamn