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One Year Later...

Laughter rolled across the Blackwood courtyard. Children darted between flower beds while parents watched from the rebuilt terraces, and fresh paint gleamed on houses the attacks had once scarred. The market buzzed, the training grounds had reopened, and the central hall no longer looked like a place where people had fought over power. It looked like a place where people had decided to begin again.

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    One Year Later...Laughter rolled across the Blackwood courtyard. Children darted between flower beds while parents watched from the rebuilt terraces, and fresh paint gleamed on houses the attacks had once scarred. The market buzzed, the training grounds had reopened, and the central hall no longer looked like a place where people had fought over power. It looked like a place where people had decided to begin again.I stood on the balcony with a cup of tea, watching my daughter attempt the impossible.Amara hauled herself up by Kael's trousers, let go, and took two wobbling steps. Then she landed on her bottom with great dignity."That was a brave attempt," Kael said, scooping her up.She rewarded him by seizing his nose."She's becoming just like you," I called."Strong?""Stubborn.""I have no idea where she gets that."I crossed the balcony and kissed his cheek. "Certainly not from me.""Certainly not." He grinned. "Though I seem to remember a certain Luna refusing to apologise for

  • Cheating on a Frenzied Alpha, Pregnant with his Child   139

    SERENA POVThe signature was Kael's. I knew every curve of it, down to the tiny flick beneath his surname. But Kael looked as stunned as I felt."I never signed that."The investigator laid the photograph beside the recovered records. "Are you certain?""Absolutely. The original authorization carried a verification mark under my signature. Whoever forged this copied the name and forgot the mark.""Then the whole document is a forgery," I said."Most likely," Daniel said. "But we still need to find out who made it, and where the original succession file is."My phone buzzed. Unknown number. YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER. OTHERWISE, THE ORIGINAL FILE WILL BE DESTROYED. Below it sat a location: the old Blackwood estate."That place has been abandoned for years," Kael said."Then why hide the file there?""My grandfather built a records vault under it, to protect succession documents during territorial disputes."A video arrived next. A man sat in a dim room, scarf over h

  • Cheating on a Frenzied Alpha, Pregnant with his Child   138

    SERENA POV"Adrian."My mother's answer hit harder than the explosion that had shaken the council chamber."Why would Adrian give you the first document?"She wiped her tears, but her hands kept shaking. "He found something in Vantage Crown's investment records. Some of the money was tied to the Blackwood territory. He didn't know the whole plan, Serena.""And you kept it from me.""He asked me to warn you. I didn't.""Why?"Her eyes flicked to Kael. "Because I thought Adrian wanted to split you from your husband. I thought he was using the investigation to look like your protector."I felt sick. "So you protected your family's arrangement instead."She had no answer."Where is the document?" Kael asked."In the case. The first page carries his signature."Daniel was already reading it when the alarm screamed. A security officer burst in. "The medical centre is under attack! Armed men at the east entrance, searching for a patient, trying to reach the maternity ward!""Amara's at the s

  • Cheating on a Frenzied Alpha, Pregnant with his Child   137

    SERENA POVThe name would not leave my mind.Marcus.For several minutes after my father's call ended, I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at my phone. The man who had promised to protect my daughter. The man who had stood before the council and announced Kael's suspension. The man who now held the territory in his hands while pretending to restore order."Serena?"Kael stood in the doorway. He crossed the room without another word and sat beside me, close enough that his shoulder pressed against mine. He didn't ask me to explain. He simply waited."Marcus is involved," I said. "My father called. Someone inside the council helped Voss access the old records and the security network. He named Marcus."Kael's jaw tightened. "Your father has already admitted to the original arrangement. His word isn't proof.""I know that.""Then we need evidence.""That's exactly what I intend to get."Daniel arrived twenty minutes later, and I repeated everything. He listened with his arms folded."M

  • Cheating on a Frenzied Alpha, Pregnant with his Child   136

    SERENA POVThe door shook again, and I stumbled backwards, clutching Amara so tightly my arms ached.She screamed against my collarbone, her tiny body shuddering."Please," I whispered, not sure whether I was begging the men outside or God. "Not my daughter."Another blow. The lock groaned like something alive.My eyes darted around the secure room and landed on the emergency panel beside the storage cabinet. Daniel had shown me how to use it on our first day, and I had nodded politely, never believing I would need it. I slammed my palm against the button. A red light blinked."Security breach," a recorded voice murmured, unbearably calm."Mrs. Blackwood," a man called through the door, "we're authorised to move you. Stop making this difficult.""Then say the verification phrase!"Silence."That's what I thought," I muttered.The light turned green, and a voice crackled from the speaker. "Mrs. Blackwood, this is Officer Grant. Confirm your location.""Secure room! Two men outside the

  • Cheating on a Frenzied Alpha, Pregnant with his Child   135

    SERENA POVThree days after Lucien Voss was arrested, I let myself believe we might finally breathe.The recovery authority had seized the territorial accounts. The council was reviewing the claims of the thirty-two affected households, and investigators were drafting charges against Leonard Pike and everyone tied to Northgate Security Services. Kael's suspension still stood. My father was still under investigation. Adrian only spoke to me through his lawyers now.Nothing was settled, but the worst felt behind us.I was wrong.The call came just after midnight. Daniel answered first, and I watched the colour drain from his face as he listened."Where?" he asked. A pause. "How many?" Another. "Don't engage. Get the families out."He was reaching for his jacket before the call ended."Daniel, what happened?""The recovery authority's records facility. Armed men broke the outer barrier. They're trying to burn the original compensation records.""Voss is in custody.""His network isn't. S

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