Tangled

Chapter 227

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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.

I head for the large office where the Council has been meeting. My wolf paces restlessly

as she leans over the large map spread across the table. She looks up, greeting me with a polite nod, but I can see the

of her face.

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"A pack of scouts has been sent to the southwest, near the

of wolves

the area."

the table, I

far, no news from the Blackwood territory. It's

path of the newcomers, and I feel a growl building in my chest as we reach the

I mutter, frustration coloring

nods, her expression grave. "If

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Lucas, there's no going back. This will be war. This isn't just

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

Twilight Ridge asks, her keen eyes

this is beyond what I thought him capable of. I never thought he would side with Renard over the established territories. It seems too

in good conscience approve a war without absolute proof that he's behind

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

long moment, she sighs, her shoulders

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

was a cancer to shifter society," she murmurs, almost to herself. "I wonder what he did to get into Alpha Talon's head. What could have swayed him

disguise for his greed for power. He's always wanted more, always been waiting for his chance. He just went unnoticed because Renard was

at me, her eyes sharp. "And you think this is it? His grab

the possibilities. "It makes sense. With Blackwood in chaos and Westwood distracted, he probably thinks he can make a move. Expand his

she muses. "If he fails, he loses

I counter. "For someone like Talon, the potential reward outweighs the risk." My wolf growls in the back

your next move, Lucas?" Alpha Twilight Ridge asks,

the path from Whispering Pines to our borders, my

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