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.

my pocket, my jaw clenched tight, as I head for the large office where the Council has been meeting. My

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

of her face.

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

of wolves was spotted traveling

the area."

at the table, I glance over the map. "My

news from the Blackwood territory. It's suspiciously quiet

newcomers, and

Pines," I mutter, frustration coloring my

Ridge nods, her expression grave.

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Whispering Pines wolves, Lucas, there's no going back. This will be war. This

I'd never trusted

Alpha Twilight Ridge asks, her keen eyes studying my face. "Alpha Talon's sudden

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

the border between our territories on the map. "I can't in good conscience approve a war without absolute proof that he's behind these rogue attacks, Lucas. We need to be

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

rising to the challenge. After a long moment, she sighs, her shoulders sagging slightly. "I apologize," she says softly. "Twilight Ridge won't abandon Westwood in your

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

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

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

at me, her eyes sharp. "And you think this is

and Westwood distracted, he probably thinks he can make a move. Expand his territory, maybe even challenge for leadership of the Council. Either

gamble," she muses. "If he fails, he

like Talon, the potential reward outweighs the risk." My wolf growls in the back of my mind, urging action, demanding we protect what's ours. It takes effort to keep him in check, to think rationally instead of

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

borders, my mind working through strategies. "We

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