LOGINShare
Choosing myself over everything
publish date:
2026-09-07 19:16:00Tamara's POV
I couldn't watch them collide one more time.I couldn't watch one of them fall. I couldn't watch someone lose everything while I stood there helpless. I couldn't accept that my future was being decided by violence and ancient law and two wolves too proud or too desperate to do anything else.Not anymore.I stepped forward.Elena tried to hold me back, her grip tightening on my hand, but I pulled away. I didn't step into the arena as a
Latest chapter
In love with my Ex’s Rival:The Ice Hockey Rival The offensive
Garrett's POVShe looked back to the map"Three bases," Tamara said, studying the map. "Coordinating multiple attack points simultaneously.""Exactly," I said, pointing to the marked locations. "Northridge territory, Westfield territory, and the southern industrial zone.""How confident is Sarah about these locations?" Tamara asked."Ninety percent," I said. "She has pack members who've seen Sovereignty Movement activity. Multiple sightings at each location over the past two weeks."Tamara leaned closer to the map. "What about defenses?""That's where it gets interesting," I said. "They're not expecting organized opposition. Kieran thinks the confederation is falling apart. He's confident, which means he's not fortifying.""That gives us an advantage," Tamara said."A significant one," I agreed. "But it won't last long. Once we move, he'll understand the situation has changed."She pulled up a chair and sat down, her mind already shifting into tactical mode. The exhaustion hadn't comp
In love with my Ex’s Rival:The Ice Hockey Rival She is not alone
Garrett's POVThe meeting ended at 7:15 a.m.Everyone filed out quickly……the alphas had work to do, operations to coordinate, territories to secure. Lucas left after staying with us for a bit to meet with Tyler . I stayed behind to review the tactical maps.That's when I noticed Tamara was still sitting at the table.She hadn't moved. She was staring at nothing, her hands folded in front of her. The exhaustion radiating off her was almost physical. Dark circles under her eyes. Tension in her shoulders. The weight of everything we'd decided was pressing down on her visibly.I stopped what I was doing and walked over to her."Hey," I said quietly.She looked up, and I saw it clearly then….the moment before she put the mask back on. Before she became the Council member, person holding everything together. Just for a second, I saw how depleted she actually was."Hi," she said, her voice small.I didn't ask if she was okay. That was a stupid question. Instead, I sat down next to her and p
In love with my Ex’s Rival:The Ice Hockey Rival Operational responses
Tamara's POVThe Council chambers were packed at 6 a.m.Every confederation alpha was here. Seven in total. Plus Garrett, Lucas, me, and the other Council members. The air was tense……everyone knew this was urgent, but no one knew why yet.Garrett called the meeting to order."Thank you all for coming on short notice," he said. "We have a critical situation. Last night, Lucas met with Kieran, the Sovereignty Movement's leader. What he learned changes everything."He gestured to Lucas.Lucas stood. "Kieran didn't order that attack on Ashford as a defensive measure. He ordered it as strategy. Specifically, to send a message.""What message?" asked Sarah, alpha of the Northridge pack."That anyone considering joining confederation will die," Lucas said. "David Rivers was seventeen. He was going to be a teacher. His family was considering joining us. So Kieran killed him intentionally."The room exploded."That's an execution," someone said."Of his own pack member," another voice said."H
In love with my Ex’s Rival:The Ice Hockey Rival The call to war
Tamara's POVLucas showed up at the Council chambers.I was still there, reviewing defense strategies with Garrett. We both looked up when he walked in. He looked exhausted……the kind of exhausted that comes from having a conversation that broke something in you."Lucas," I said immediately. "Where have you been?""I went to find Kieran," he said, pulling up a chair.The room went very still."Kieran," Garrett repeated. "The Sovereignty Movement leader.""The one coordinating the attack," Lucas said. "Yes.""Alone?" I asked."Yes," Lucas said."Lucas," Garrett said. "That was incredibly dangerous.""It was necessary," Lucas said. He looked at me. "I needed to understand why. I needed to know if there was any way to reach him.""And?" I asked, though I could already read the answer in his face."There isn't," Lucas said. "Kieran isn't scared. He isn't confused. He's committed. He ordered the attack on Ashford Pack intentionally. He killed David intentionally.""Wait," Garrett said. "Kil
In love with my Ex’s Rival:The Ice Hockey Rival Acceptable losses
Lucas's POVI didn't drive back to campus.I drove straight to the warehouse where the Sovereignty Movement was coordinating operations. It was obvious…..cars everywhere, wolves patrolling the perimeter, the heavy smell of fear in the air.I walked in like I owned the place.Kieran was in the main office when I entered. He was older than me……mid-forties, scarred, everything about him screamed violence. He looked up when I walked in."Lucas," he said, surprised. "What brings you here?""I need to talk to you about the Ashford attack," I said.His expression hardened. "Sit down.""I'm not sitting," I said. "I want to know why you authorized it."He stood up slowly. "Because it needed to happen.""People died," I said."One person," he said. "David Rivers. One casualty in this conflict.""He was seventeen," I said. "Just a kid.""He was a casualty of war," Kieran said coldly. "Acceptable losses always happen.""Acceptable to who?" I asked. "His mother? His family? Did you ask them if lo
In love with my Ex’s Rival:The Ice Hockey Rival The condition
Lucas's POV I knew my father was furious before I even reached the house. The text came through while I was walking across campus ……”Where the hell are you?Someone told me you were back in Crestwood.” Come home right now. He has never changed a bit. I took a breath and drove to the old territory. The pack house loomed exactly as I remembered it……massive, imposing, designed to show power. I hated the old me when I lived here. My father was waiting in his study when I walked in. "So it's true," he said, not looking up from his desk. "You came back." "I came back," I said. "Not when I asked you to," he said, finally looking at me. His eyes were hard. "Not few months ago when I needed you. When I called and begged you to come home and take over the pack." "I couldn't," I said. "Couldn't or wouldn't?" he asked, standing. "Because it looks like you can manage it fine when there's a crisis. When the Sovereignty Movement attacks and suddenly you're useful again." "That's not why I
You May Also Like
His lost love
SwaRam47.9K viewsSext Buddy
Akudo Maryann142.0K viewsMAKAILA
Iyanuoluwa-Temi31.3K viewsKnowing Jude
S.H. Waen41.4K viewsGetting Tangled With The Bad Boy
Naomi_Writhes118 viewsThe Rockstar and the Quaterback
ThePinkAuthor294 viewsFaking Forever With My Ex's Rival
Author Miguel 201 viewsOwned by the game
RailaJean214 views
