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Chapter 135: The Vote
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2026-05-17 07:00:00“This is reckless.”
The objection cut sharply through the Council chamber before Iris had even fully reached her seat.
Pack Leader Tarren stood near the western table, broad shoulders tense beneath formal dark clothing.
Around him, several representatives shifted uneasily.
The chamber smelled faintly of rain, old wood, and too many wolves trapped together under pressure.
Iris set her folders down calmly.
“We haven&rsquo
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Rejected by My Mate, Desired by His Enemy Chapter 135: The Vote
“This is reckless.”The objection cut sharply through the Council chamber before Iris had even fully reached her seat.Pack Leader Tarren stood near the western table, broad shoulders tense beneath formal dark clothing.Around him, several representatives shifted uneasily.The chamber smelled faintly of rain, old wood, and too many wolves trapped together under pressure.Iris set her folders down calmly.“We haven’t started yet,” she said.Tarren didn’t sit.“We started the moment you brought hidden separatists into coalition territory.”Murmurs spread quietly through the room.Donovan remained near the back wall beside Sage, arms crossed loosely while he watched everyone carefully.Not speaking.Just observing.Iris noticed immediately which representatives avoided looking directly at her today.Fear changed body language lo
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Rejected by My Mate, Desired by His Enemy Chapter 133: What It Takes
“That’s impossible.”The words left Donovan quietly.Not disbelief.Refusal.The old paper rested open on the table between them, edges worn thin from centuries of hands touching it before now.Haven kept reading.Line after line.Different handwriting across generations. Different ink colors. Different dates.Same child.Always the same child.Silver touched.Oracle gifted.Born from true mates and broken power.A wolf who would stand between the territories and the thing beyond the eastern border.The lantern beside the table flickered softly as cold wind pushed through the clearing again.Nobody moved much anymore.Even the Ashveil children stayed close to their people, silent beneath blankets and heavy cloaks.Oliver stepped closer beside Haven and read over her shoulder.At first his expression barely changed.Then
Rejected by My Mate, Desired by His Enemy Chapter 132: The Thing Beyond the Border
“You came armed.”Voss stopped several feet from the meeting table, rainwater still clinging to the dark fabric wrapped around her shoulders.Her voice stayed calm.Not offended.Just observant.Donovan stood beside Iris without moving.“So did you.”For a second, nobody spoke.The neutral ground sat deep within the eastern tree line, far enough from Moonshadow territory to avoid provocation but close enough for hidden response teams to react if necessary.Cold air drifted through the clearing. Wet leaves shifted softly beneath boots. The scent of rain and pine hung thick around the camp lanterns placed carefully along the perimeter.Seven Ashveil adults stood together across the clearing.Two children remained behind them.Quiet.Watching everything.The markings on the adults matched the old records exactly. Curved black lines burned near their th
Rejected by My Mate, Desired by His Enemy Chapter 131: The Terms of Meeting
“They want what?”Iris held the letter tightly enough for the paper to bend slightly beneath her fingers.Across the dining room table, Sage stayed still.“Audience,” he repeated carefully. “With Haven and your family.”“No.”The answer came instantly.Sharp.Protective.Haven looked toward her mother but said nothing yet.Donovan reached for the letter quietly.“Let me see it.”Iris handed it over without taking her eyes off Sage.“Where’s the messenger now?”“Contained,” Sage answered. “Respectfully.”“Armed?”“No.”“Scared?”That made Sage pause briefly.“Yes.”Donovan unfolded the letter carefully.The paper itself looked old. Thick. Hand pressed. The ink darker than standard pack
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“They brought children.”The words stayed in the room long after Haven said them.Donovan stared at the map without moving.Forty three.Not a scouting group.Not an attack force either.Iris slowly set the marker down beside the table.“How many children?” she asked quietly.Haven closed her eyes again briefly.“Eight,” she murmured. “Maybe nine. One is very small.”The room shifted.Not physically.Emotionally.Because children changed intent.No war party traveled with young wolves unless they had no safer place to leave them.Donovan’s jaw tightened slightly.“Are they armed?”“Yes.”“Prepared for combat?”“Yes.”“But?”Haven opened her eyes again.“They don’t feel like they came to fight first.”Silence followed.Iris looked back toward the map slowly.Every instinct she had built over years of leadership began rearranging itself.Ashveil.Hidden for decades.Moving toward Moonshadow.Toward Haven specifically.And bringing children.That part mattered most.Because wolves expect
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