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Chapter 102: Her Truth
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2026-11-10 07:54:07Ann’s POV
The revelation changed the room. No one gasped or rose, but the silence after I told the council that Reginald and Logan were fated mates felt heavier than anything that had come before it.
The council members turned toward Silverstone. An older man lowered his gaze to the documents in front of him, while the woman at the far end of the panel leaned forward. Across the chamber
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Once Lost, Twice Found Chapter 102: Her Truth
Ann’s POVThe revelation changed the room. No one gasped or rose, but the silence after I told the council that Reginald and Logan were fated mates felt heavier than anything that had come before it.The council members turned toward Silverstone. An older man lowered his gaze to the documents in front of him, while the woman at the far end of the panel leaned forward. Across the chamber, Reginald’s expression became unreadable. Logan looked down. Celeste alone kept her eyes fixed on me.The presiding councilwoman spoke first. “You are stating that Alpha Ashcroft and Beta Fisher were fated mates while you were publicly presented as Silverstone’s Luna?”“Yes.”“And their bond was concealed from the pac
Once Lost, Twice Found Chapter 101: The Hearing Begins
Ann’s POVThe Neutral Council building did not look like a place where lives were changed. There were no towering gates, Alpha banners, or warriors standing in formation. It sat quietly in neutral territory, surrounded by old trees and pale stone paths, its gray limestone walls almost silver beneath the morning sky. Calm, controlled, and impartial. At least, that was what it was supposed to be.My hands were freezing. Jack had held one since we left Blackwood, his thumb moving slowly over my knuckles.“You’re squeezing me.”I loosened my grip. “Sorry.”“I wasn’t complaining.” He kissed my fingers while Tristan, seated across from us, politely looked away.I turned back to the window. Reginald, Logan, and Celeste were somewhere inside. The babies were safe in Blackwood with Anderson, three trusted maids, and enough guards to defend a small country, but leaving them had still been difficult. I had kissed each of them twice, then lingered in the nursery doorway until Tristan reminded me
Once Lost, Twice Found Chapter 100: Three Days
Ann’s POVThree days.That was how long I had before the council hearing. Three days to decide what to say, in what order, and how much of myself to hand over to a room full of people who had never once asked whether I was all right.I started writing the morning after Jack showed me the summons. The nursery was quiet, the babies were asleep, and the house was still enough that I could hear the scratch of my pen against the paper.My hands shook.Not from fear, exactly. Something sharper than fear, something that felt more like finally. Like standing at the edge of a thing I had been circling for years, with no one left to push me back.I wrote until the words stopped coming, then read them back and crossed out half. The first version was too careful. Too measured. I had spent so long managing what I let people see that even my private drafts came out polished and contained. That was not what the council needed to hear.I started again.Doctor Mercer arrived on the second day.I had no
Once Lost, Twice Found Chapter 99: The Notice
Logan’s POVI learned about the council hearing from Celeste, not Reginald. That alone told me how badly things had deteriorated between us.I was in my office, pretending to read a border report, when Celeste walked in, shut the door, and dropped a folded notice on my desk. “You should see this before someone decides you don’t deserve to know.”The Neutral Council seal tightened something in my stomach. I opened the notice and read it twice. The preliminary hearing would take place in four days on neutral territory. Reginald Ashcroft, Jack Blackwood, and Ann Carter were named. Ann was required to testify about her departure from Silverstone before the council decided whether Reginald’s paternal claim could move forward. Doctor Elias Mercer had also been summoned.“They want Mercer,” I said.“Yes.”“They’ll want me too.”Celeste took the chair across from me. “You aren’t named. Not yet.”Reginald had moved quickly. The moment he discovered he had two Alpha sons, he reached for the onl
Once Lost, Twice Found Chapter 98: The Summons
Ann’s POVI knew the council’s summons carried bad news before Jack broke the seal. It was not the Neutral Council stamp or the look on Tristan’s face when he entered the sitting room. It was the way Jack stopped smiling the moment he saw which envelope it was.I sat on the carpet with Adrian tucked against my legs, Lucas asleep in his padded basket, and Isla resting against my chest. We had already seen Reginald’s claim. I had already told Jack I would file my own. For almost an hour that morning, I had managed to believe we knew what came next.Then Jack read the letter once, frowned, and read it again.“What is it?” I asked.He did not answer, and my stomach tightened. “Jack.”
Once Lost, Twice Found Chapter 97: Let Her Speak
Reginald’s POVBy the time I returned to Silverstone, the blood on my clothes had dried. Some of it belonged to Jack, some to me. Mud from the creek stained my boots, and I could still feel Logan’s grip on my arm from when he had dragged me back from the edge of a war he had helped create.I should have gone to the infirmary. I should have spoken to the council before making any formal move. Instead, I shut myself in my office and wrote the claim with my own hand. I wanted no secretary softening my words, no Beta watching over my shoulder, and no adviser warning me what might anger Blackwood. I wanted Jack to know exactly who had sent it.More than that, I wanted Ann to understand that leaving when she asked did not mean I would walk away from my children.Three children. Two sons and a daughter.I sat behind my desk long after the messenger left with the sealed declaration, repeating their names until they no longer sounded like strangers. Adrian. Lucas. Isla. They were mine by blood
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