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Chapter 29: A Mother's Patience
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2026-08-11 15:57:41
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POV: MagnusRoxana found me in my study just before sunset, Celeste trailing behind her with an expression I had rarely seen cross the second wife's carefully composed features. Fear, layered beneath something harder, something that looked almost like resolve."We need to speak with you," Roxana said, closing the door firmly behind them both. "It concerns Victoria."I set aside the reports I had been reviewing, studying the two women carefully. "I am listening," I said.Celeste hesitated only a moment before speaking, her hands clasped tightly in front of her. "Victoria went to Corwin directly," she said. "She deliberately pointed his suspicion toward me, to protect Jaxon from any further consequences following his punishment.""I suspected as much," I said, my jaw tightening. "Though suspicion alone does little to address the problem.""I have more than suspicion to offer you," Celeste said. "Something I have carried for twenty years, something Victoria has spent that same twenty yea
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POV: CelesteI noticed the shift in Corwin's behavior within a single day. Where his attention had once drifted evenly across the household, careful and unhurried, it now settled on me with a precision that made my skin crawl every time I crossed his path.He appeared outside my chambers that morning, standing near the corridor with the same unassuming patience he wore like a second skin. "Lady Celeste," he said, bowing slightly as I approached. "A pleasant morning, is it not?""Pleasant enough," I said, keeping my voice carefully light despite the unease coiling tighter in my stomach. "Is there something you require, Corwin?""Merely a few questions, if you have the time," he said. "The council prefers thoroughness in matters such as this, and I confess, certain details about the night of the escape remain unclear to me."I forced a smile, gesturing toward the small sitting room nearby rather than allow this conversation to unfold in the open corridor where curious ears might overhea
Married To My Ex’s Step-Father Chapter 29: A Mother's Patience
POV: VictoriaI watched my son return from the border patrol each evening, his once immaculate appearance replaced by dirt and exhaustion, his pride visibly crumbling a little more with each passing day. Magnus intended this humiliation as a lesson. I intended to ensure it became something far more useful than that.I found Corwin in the eastern garden one afternoon, exactly where I had arranged for a servant to mention I might be walking that day. He straightened as I approached, his pale eyes assessing me the same careful way they assessed everyone in this household."Lady Victoria," he said, bowing slightly. "I did not expect company this afternoon.""I thought perhaps we might speak," I said, settling onto the stone bench beside the garden path. "You have been here nearly a week now. I imagine the Elders expect some manner of progress by now.""The Elders expect thoroughness," Corwin said carefully. "Progress follows patience, Lady Victoria. I have learned that lesson well over ma
Married To My Ex’s Step-Father Chapter 28: The Watcher
POV: RoxanaThe Elders' chosen watcher arrived three days after the council departed, a thin, sharp-eyed wolf named Corwin who carried himself with the quiet, unassuming manner of someone trained to notice everything while appearing to notice nothing at all. Magnus introduced him to the household during breakfast, his tone carefully neutral despite the tension visible in the set of his shoulders."Corwin will be residing within these walls for the remainder of the ninety days," Magnus announced to the gathered table. "He answers directly to the Elders' council, and I expect every member of this household to extend him full cooperation."Corwin bowed slightly, his pale eyes sweeping across the table, lingering perhaps a fraction too long on Celeste before moving on to study Victoria, then Jaxon, then finally settling on me. "I appreciate the hospitality, Alpha," he said, his voice smooth and unremarkable. "I assure you, my presence here is simply a formality. I have no interest in disr
Married To My Ex’s Step-Father Chapter 27: The Price of Betrayal
POV: MagnusI spent the better part of the afternoon deciding what Jaxon's betrayal deserved, weighing every option against the stability of my pack rather than the anger still simmering beneath my ribs. By the time evening fell, I had reached a decision I believed struck the balance between justice and restraint.I summoned Jaxon and Victoria to my study, the same room where I had once pulled a silver key from a locked drawer, the same room that had already witnessed far too many difficult conversations this month alone.Victoria arrived first, her expression carefully composed despite the tension visible in the stiff set of her shoulders. "You wished to speak with us, Magnus?" she asked, taking a seat without waiting for permission."Your son sent an anonymous letter to the Elders," I said, deciding directness would serve better than any careful preamble. "Deliberately timed to poison their judgment before they ever arrived at my gates."Victoria's composure flickered, though whethe
Married To My Ex’s Step-Father Chapter 26: Tracing the Letter
POV: MagnusI woke before dawn, Roxana still sleeping beside me, and slipped from the bed without waking her. Whatever peace we had allowed ourselves the night before, the morning demanded action. Someone in my household had written to the Elders behind my back, and I intended to know exactly who before another day passed.I summoned the gatekeeper first, an old wolf named Bram who had guarded the front entrance for longer than I had ruled this territory. He met me in the courtyard, bowing low despite the early hour."Alpha," Bram said. "You wished to speak with me?""Two days before the Elders arrived, did anyone leave this territory carrying a message?" I asked. "A private letter, sent without my knowledge or approval."Bram's brow furrowed as he considered the question carefully. "A young wolf left just after midnight, three nights past," he said slowly. "Deacon, from your first wife's household staff. He claimed urgent business visiting his sister in the eastern village, though I
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