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CHAPTER 7
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2026-01-20 19:44:48
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THE PRINCESS THE ALPHA REJECTED CHAPTER 82
Ariana's POVI returned to the palace at the start of the following month, splitting my time increasingly between Riverline and my father's court as both families continued navigating the practical realities of what our future together would eventually require. My father had insisted, gently but firmly, that I dedicate proper time to the leadership education I'd missed during my year in Silvercrest, and I found myself, somewhat to my own surprise, genuinely eager to finally receive it."You'll shadow the council sessions first," my father explained, walking me through the palace's administrative wing on my first morning back. "Trade negotiations, border disputes, the ordinary business of governing an alliance this size. Once you've absorbed enough of the practical workings, we'll move toward more direct involvement.""I appreciate you easing me into it," I said. "Though I confess I expected something considerably more dramatic than the council s
THE PRINCESS THE ALPHA REJECTED CHAPTER 81
Ariana's POVThree weeks passed before Riverline's grounds finally began feeling like themselves again, the heightened guard presence gradually easing into something less visibly oppressive, the scorched remains of the northern storage structures cleared away and rebuilding already well underway by the time the last of my father's additional escort finally returned to the palace.The visiting delegations had departed shortly after the attack. Their diplomatic visit concluded despite the disruption, formal statements were exchanged reassuring all parties that the incident had been thoroughly investigated, and appropriate security measures implemented to prevent any recurrence. Whatever damage the attack had done to Riverline's standing within the Alliance, Adrian's father had managed the aftermath with a steady, careful diplomacy that had, if anything, earned Riverline additional respect for how competently they'd handled an unexpected crisis."T
THE PRINCESS THE ALPHA REJECTED CHAPTER 80
Ariana's POVThe additional guard arrived at Riverline three days after the attack, a full contingent of my father's personal escort settling into positions around the estate with a visible presence that made the danger feel considerably more real than it had in the immediate, chaotic aftermath of the fire itself."I feel like I'm under siege," I admitted to Adrian, watching two guards take up position outside the estate's eastern entrance from our vantage point on the balcony above."You practically are," he said, though his tone carried more concern than humor. "Whatever Damien intended with that attack, my father agrees with yours. Until he's found, we can't assume the threat's fully passed.""I know," I said. "I just hate feeling like a target again. I spent an entire year in Silvercrest learning how to simply exist without constantly bracing for the next thing that might go wrong. This feels like sliding backward into that same vigil
THE PRINCESS THE ALPHA REJECTED CHAPTER 79
Alpha King Lucian's POVWord reached me at the palace two days after the attack on Riverline's northern stores, carried by a messenger whose grim expression told me plainly that whatever news he'd brought would not be simple."Riverline's patrol captured one of the attackers during their retreat," the messenger said. "A young wolf named Corin, from Silvercrest. He's confirmed, under questioning, that the attack was planned and led by Damien Walkers."I felt something cold settle into my chest, fury and grim vindication tangling together in equal measure. "Confirmed how thoroughly?" I asked."Completely," the messenger said. "Corin named four others involved, including two who managed to evade capture during the retreat. Damien himself has not been located. Silvercrest's own search parties report no sign of him since the night of the attack."I sat with the information a long moment, the full weight of what this meant settling heavi
THE PRINCESS THE ALPHA REJECTED CHAPTER 78
Damien's POVWe were perhaps a quarter mile from the border when the first howl split the darkness behind us, sharp and unmistakable, a Riverline patrol call carrying an urgency that told me plainly our withdrawal had not gone as cleanly as Renwick's careful planning had promised."Move," I hissed, and the five of us broke into a full run, the fallback position still considerably too far ahead to offer any immediate safety.A second howl answered the first, closer now, and I understood with sinking clarity that we'd been spotted, whether by a patrol shifted earlier than Renwick's scouting had accounted for, or simply by wolves drawn toward the smoke and firelight now visible for miles across the darkened territory."They're gaining," Corin said, panic edging into his voice as he glanced back over his shoulder."Don't look back," I snapped. "Run."We broke from the tree line into open territory, the border between Silvercrest and Riverline still agonizingly distant, and I felt the firs
THE PRINCESS THE ALPHA REJECTED CHAPTER 77
Adrian's POVThe alarm horn tore through the diplomatic gathering's final formal dinner with a suddenness that silenced the entire hall mid-conversation, every head turning toward the sound with the particular alertness bred into every wolf raised near a border territory."Fire," someone called from the doorway, breathless. "Northern storage. It's spreading fast."I was moving before I'd fully processed the words, my father close behind me, the visiting delegates left in the capable hands of my mother and the household staff as every able-bodied wolf within the hall surged toward the northern grazing lands.The scene that greeted us upon arrival was considerably worse than the initial report had suggested. Three of our four storage structures were fully engulfed, flames climbing high enough to cast the surrounding fields in flickering orange light, our winter provisions burning faster than any bucket line could hope to contain."Water from the eastern well," my father shouted, directi
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