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CHAPTER 180 – FUTURE VISIONS

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Lyra’s old apartment was smaller than she remembered.

It wasn’t her *old* apartment, technically. That had been gutted and refurbished by the Institute after she’d moved into the tower—new tenants, new paint, new locks. But this one, two floors below and down the hall, was the same layout.

Same narrow kitchen. Same single, stubborn window. Same cheap laminate floor that clicked faintly under her boots.

She stood in the center of the empty room and let memory overlay the space like a double expo
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    The applause rolled over her, louder this time, less cautious.Lyra stood in it and, for a heartbeat, felt herself from the outside: a woman in a dark suit, untranslated fury channeled into diction and law, holding the attention of a hall full of wolves and humans like it was nothing.A younger version of her hunched over a crib in a too-small apartment would have hated this.*You weren’t supposed to get good at this,* that girl whispered from somewhere in her ribs. *You were supposed to break it and walk away.*A crack opened under her sternum—not regret, not desire to run, but a brief, fierce grief for the simpler brutality of wanting only revenge.She let it be there.Then she breathed through it because the cost of being able to stand here this easily was exactly why she had to.Across the room, Aiden watched her with something fierce in his eyes. Luna clapped until her hands went pink, then, unable to contain herself, hopped up and down on her chair.*You were very loud,* Luna’s

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    The first public session felt more like a storm front than a meeting.The Council chamber’s public hall had been expanded for it—balcony seating opened, extra chairs brought in, holo-feeds activated for outlying packs and human observers. The air thrummed with sound: low conversations, the rustle of fabric, the occasional scrape of a chair leg. Wolfscent layered thick—dozens of packs represented, from polished Alphas in formal leathers to wary mid-rank wolves in plain clothes.Human press clustered at the very back, cameras lowered for now but ready.Lyra stood behind the side curtain, the noise a muffled rush in her ears, and concentrated on her breathing.Mei stood at her side, one hand on Lyra’s elbow. “Vitals?” Mei asked.“Respiratory slightly elevated,” Lyra said. “Heart rate annoying. BP is probably fine. No chest pain. There is no desire to vomit.”“Excellent,” Mei said. “You’re cleared for public speaking. Try not to stab anyone with your pen.”Rhea leaned against the wall on

  • Blessed Luna Rising: A Dark Medical Mate-Bond Revenge    CHAPTER 180 – FUTURE VISIONS

    Lyra’s old apartment was smaller than she remembered.It wasn’t her *old* apartment, technically. That had been gutted and refurbished by the Institute after she’d moved into the tower—new tenants, new paint, new locks. But this one, two floors below and down the hall, was the same layout.Same narrow kitchen. Same single, stubborn window. Same cheap laminate floor that clicked faintly under her boots.She stood in the center of the empty room and let memory overlay the space like a double exposure.Boxes stacked along the walls. The smell of takeout she’d forgotten to eat. A flimsy couch that Rhea had found on a curb and declared “good enough.” A tiny secondhand crib shoved into the corner of the living area because the bedroom had to fit her desk and a stack of rent notices.Luna, red-faced and furious, lungs far too powerful for something that small.Lyra hadn’t brought anyone with her today.Mei had offered. Rhea had threatened to trespass. Aiden had said, quietly, *I’ll come if y

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    The summons this time came with an attachment.Lyra skimmed the body of the email on her tablet as she walked down the Institute corridor, boots a quiet thud-thud against the polished floor.> To: Dr. Lyra Hale > From: Council Secretariat > Subject: Advisory Seat – Formalization > > The Council requests your presence in closed session at 09:00 to finalize terms of your advisory role. Draft charter attached.“‘Finalize terms,’” she muttered. “I’m already working twelve-hour days on their mess. What else is there to finalize?”Rhea fell into step beside her, balancing a to-go cup. “Blood oath? Dress code? Mandatory attendance at Elder birthday galas?”“If they try to put me in sequins, I’m burning the building down,” Lyra said.“Send me the invite first,” Rhea replied. “I want to see the look on Marquez’s face.”They reached the private elevator. Mei joined them, already flipping through the attached charter on her own tablet.“They want to codify your scope,” Mei said. “Standin

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    Moving day was anticlimactic.No trucks. No boxes piled on sidewalks. No neighbors peered out from behind curtains while furniture scraped up stairwells.It was an elevator ride.“Official residence transfer, effective today,” the admin email had said, in the dry tone of people who thought lives were spreadsheets. “Blessed Luna Lyra Hale and Alpha Aiden Voss—primary domicile: Institute Residence C, Tower East.”Residence C was three floors above the pediatric wing, two above the ORs, and one below the top-level executive suites. Close enough to sprint to an emergency. High enough that the noise from the ground never quite reached.Lyra stood in the middle of the empty living room, Luna on her hip, Aiden beside her, and tried to imagine it filled.The walls were a soft off-white. The floor is a pale wood that would show every syrup spill. One wall was all glass, floor to ceiling, looking out over the city, and the faint, darker line of pack land beyond.“It’s big,” Luna said, eyes wide

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    He didn’t expect the next step toward real equilibrium to come from Aiden.It happened in the staff gym of all places, where Noah had taken to hiding at odd hours to beat on a treadmill instead of doom-scrolling his own bad decisions.He was mid-run, earbuds in, when a familiar presence edged his peripheral vision.Aiden, in a dark tank top and joggers, towel around his neck, moved to the free weights. He caught Noah’s eye and nodded once.Noah debated pretending he hadn’t seen.Mature, he told himself. Grow up.He hit the stop button on the treadmill and pulled his earbuds out.“Hey,” he said, grabbing his water bottle.“Hey,” Aiden replied. He was slightly breathless, sweat darkening the neckline of his shirt. The surgery scar along his side tugged faintly when he moved, but his grip on the weights was steady.“Physio cleared you for this?” Noah asked, nodding at the barbell.“More or less,” Aiden said. “Lyra threatened to sedate me if I overdid it.”“Reasonable,” Noah said.Silence

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