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Chapter 30
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2026-07-21 10:40:51
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Chapter 32Jordan POVThe problem with a room full of angry wolves was that nobody ever left quietly.The meeting had ended twenty minutes ago, yet I could still hear raised voices coming from the parking lot. Kane was attempting to restore order, Tessa was undoubtedly congratulating herself somewhere, and Maddox was being escorted to his court-approved residence by a man whose job description had recently expanded to include babysitting an Alpha.I almost felt sorry for Kane.Almost.I stood near the conference hall's rear entrance, scrolling through the notes I'd taken during the meeting. Three nights until a potential formal leadership challenge. Three nights for Tessa to gather support, pressure witnesses, and convince frightened wolves that replacing Maddox would somehow make their legal problems disappear.It was an impressive amount of stupidity to accomplish in seventy-two hours.I was halfway through composing a message to Roger when the exit door opened.Rowan stepped inside
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Chapter 31Jordan POVThe leadership meeting was not supposed to look like a trial.Naturally, it looked like a trial.Not officially. There was no judge, no clerk, no bailiff, and no one had asked me to rise, which I always appreciated. But the old conference hall Kane rented off Mercer property had the same uncomfortable arrangement: people divided into sides, every face guarded, and one man standing at the front with too many people waiting to see if he would bleed.Maddox stood near the windows, away from the head of the table.That was the first thing I noticed.Not because he lacked authority. Maddox could stand in a janitor’s closet and people would still arrange themselves around him like furniture with instincts. But he had deliberately avoided the obvious seat of power. The chair at the head of the table remained empty.Smart.Dangerous, but smart.If he sat there, Tessa could accuse him of clinging to control while under court restriction. If he refused to appear, she could
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Full Series) Chapter 30
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Full Series) Chapter 29
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