Tangled

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227 Lucas: War Is Here (H)

227 Lucas: War Is Here (II)

Knowing Ava is relatively safe, even if I have to rely on strangers to keep her that way, lifts a giant boulder of worry from my

shoulders, @

My wolf, of course, paces in the back of my mind, snapping at the air, frustrated with me. With her. With everything.

She's too far, he growls. We should be with her, not here.

The same complaints I've heard since I let her return to Blackwood. It's like a madness in my mind, the desire to rush to her side and drag her back home, damn the consequences.

The only reason he kept quiet during the Council's visit is because he didn't want any of those alphas near her. He's still upset over Clayton, though our wolves seemed to have reached some sort of truce between us.

The fact that Clayton's given way with such grace probably helps.

Alpha, there's another group of wolves moving in from the southwest. I've dispatched scouts to check on them, but I have a feeling that these are Whispering Pines wolves, not rogues. Ryder's voice intrudes on my musings, quieting my wolf for a moment.

Got it.

Frustrated, I rub my hands over my face. The Council had met one last time, to work over the logistics of moving forces and how to handle the distribution of our fighters and leaders to avoid conflict. Instead, Alpha Talon had come in with a declaration that the Council had overstepped, throwing a verbal bomb into the

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middle of an already volatile situation.

With the suspicious timing of multiple rogue wolf raids on my people mere hours after he denounced the Council and said his pack would no longer be a part of tyranny, we've had no rest. It's like a leaking boat, only we can't find the damn leaks.

where the Council has been meeting. My wolf paces restlessly in my mind, agitated by the distance from Ava and the looming

the office, I'm not surprised to see Alpha Twilight Ridge already there. Her silver hair catches the light as she leans over the large map spread across the table. She looks up, greeting me with

of her face.

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Westwood," she says, her voice carrying a grim note. "A pack of scouts has been

large group of wolves

the area."

I glance

from the Blackwood territory.

the likely path of the newcomers, and I

I mutter, frustration coloring my

her expression grave.

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back. This will be war. This isn't

and the duplicity of Alpha Talon burns in my gut. I'd never trusted the man, but this level of

you expect this?" Alpha Twilight Ridge asks, her

but this is beyond what I thought him capable of. I never thought he would side with Renard over the established territories. It seems too risky of a move for someone who claims to be

conscience approve a war without absolute proof that he's behind these rogue attacks, Lucas. We

worn thin by days of stress and worry, snaps. "Then leave," I growl, meeting her gaze with a hard stare. "If you can't handle the blood on your hands, go. I won't wait for the Council's approval to defend my

nor rising to the challenge. After a long moment, she sighs, her shoulders sagging slightly. "I apologize," she says softly. "Twilight Ridge won't

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her words without comment. She turns back to the map,

almost to herself. "I wonder what

disguise for his greed for power. He's always wanted more, always

eyes sharp. "And you think this is it? His grab

nod, my mind racing through the possibilities. "It makes sense. With Blackwood in chaos and Westwood distracted, he probably thinks he can make a move. Expand his territory, maybe even challenge for leadership

she muses. "If he fails,

potential reward outweighs the risk." My wolf growls in the back of

Lucas?" Alpha Twilight Ridge asks, breaking the

Whispering Pines to our borders, my mind working

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