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.

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

as simple as reinforcing our boundaries in Blackwood and Westwood. As sending a few troops

everything inside of me, inside my

wrong.

coming for all of us, and anyone who isn't ready will be slaughtered without a chance to fight back. We've already witnessed how

territory, bold as brass, are just the beginning. A first strike in a war that can bring us all

old bastards? It's like herding cats. Suspicious, prideful, territorial cats, who'd rather bury their heads in the

his rumbling baritone cutting through the

this meeting back on track.

34:52

2/5

state your request aga, and we'll vote

chair groani across the floor. All

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

party in Alpha Ezekial Talon of Whispering Pines. He was friend

bastard Blackwood, with his territory

Even so, it's a testament to his power that no alpha challenge has unseated him in

on Blackwood. Of course, then we had only asked him to turn a blind eye.

sides of the

is also

waiting to see what benefits his pack the most, instead of

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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.

a moment."

clench my fists, biting back the

striking without warning, and we have no way of fighting back. No matter how strong we are,

that we've been making for two goddamn days, falling