Tangled

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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.

there's a concern to

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

inside my wolf,

wrong.

without a chance to fight back. We've already witnessed how easily they can

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

cats, who'd rather bury their heads in the sand than acknowledge the danger breathing down

throat, his rumbling baritone cutting

this meeting back on

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state your request aga,

the chair groani across

to me.

stalemate needs to

mment

A test of our defenses, of our ability to react. It's the first steps of war. We are all at risk. Westwood is

table-neutral party in Alpha Ezekial

that bastard Blackwood, with his

his hair with wrinkles and scars all across his face. Even so, it's a testament to his power

despite having helped Xavier during my attack on Blackwood. Of course, then we had only asked him to turn a blind eye. Here,

of the story,

neutrality is also

his pack the most, instead of acting in the best interest

out of line and suddenly it's Armageddon? We've dealt with

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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."

my fists, biting back the growl building in my

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

argument that we've been making for two