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chapter 84: What Ellis Knows

مؤلف: Benita Abel
last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-08-20 21:21:44

Ryker POV

The clearing Owen had selected sat two miles inside neutral territory, close enough to Silvercrest's border for Ellis to reach it within his narrow window, remote enough that Kade's security sweep had found no trace of surveillance in the surrounding tree line. We arrived an hour before dawn, warriors from all three territories positioned in a careful, invisible perimeter, close enough to respond immediately, far enough to avoid frightening a man already risking everything simply by
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  • The Alpha's Prisoner    chapter 84: What Ellis Knows

    Ryker POV The clearing Owen had selected sat two miles inside neutral territory, close enough to Silvercrest's border for Ellis to reach it within his narrow window, remote enough that Kade's security sweep had found no trace of surveillance in the surrounding tree line. We arrived an hour before dawn, warriors from all three territories positioned in a careful, invisible perimeter, close enough to respond immediately, far enough to avoid frightening a man already risking everything simply by showing up.Maya stood beside me, her breath visible in the cold pre-dawn air, her hand tight in mine as we waited.He came exactly at dawn, exactly as promised—a lean, weathered man in his fifties, moving with the particular economy of someone who'd spent decades as a warrior, a small girl held close against his side, no older than seven or eight, her dark eyes wide and watchful in a way that no child's should ever need to be."Alpha Ryker." Ellis inclined his head, his voice carrying a control

  • The Alpha's Prisoner    chapter 83

    Maya POV Kade's research, conducted over the following two days with the same meticulous caution he'd applied to every previous piece of this investigation, confirmed enough to warrant serious consideration, though not complete certainty."There's historical record of an Ellis Chen serving as a mid-ranking warrior under your father's leadership," he reported, during our next secure, in-person meeting with Rodriguez and Tanaka both present. "Records from before Marcus's takeover, preserved in Council archives that predate whatever suppression might have occurred within Silvercrest's own internal documentation since. He would have been considerably younger then, but the basic biographical details align with what the letter claims.""And the daughter?" I asked. "Priya?""Harder to confirm directly," Kade admitted. "Silvercrest's current records don't show any child by that name associated with an Ellis Chen, though that could sim

  • The Alpha's Prisoner    chapter 82: A Voice From Silvercrest

    Maya POV— The week that followed Kade's revelation about Meridian Consolidated settled into a strange, uneasy rhythm—slower than the frantic urgency of the preceding weeks, but not calmer, exactly. Just more careful. Deliberate in a way that felt necessary rather than natural.Ryker had implemented the secure coordination protocol within days, meetings with Rodriguez and Tanaka now happening exclusively in person, at rotating locations, communications carried by trusted couriers rather than any digital channel that might trace back to compromised infrastructure. It was slower. It was also, I understood, the only way forward that didn't risk handing our next move directly to whoever sat behind the title "the Director."I'd found my own rhythm shifting alongside his, returning my attention more fully to Ember House, to the remaining residents who'd stayed through the upheaval of Sara, Elena, Damien, and Leo's sudden relocation, to the particular work of reb

  • The Alpha's Prisoner    chapter 81

    Ryker POV "I want a full audit," I said finally, breaking the tense silence that had settled over the call. "Every territory connected to this investigation, every piece of staff placed through Meridian Consolidated or any similar contractor, reviewed with considerably more scrutiny than our previous vetting process apparently provided.""Agreed," Tanaka said. "I'll coordinate with my own security teams immediately.""There's something else worth considering," Kade said, his expression carrying fresh unease. "If Meridian's been operating for eleven years, placing personnel specifically designed to provide institutional access and intelligence, it's worth asking whether this company holds contracts anywhere within the Council's own central administrative structure. Not just individual territories, but the broader Council apparatus itself."I felt cold dread settle immediately at the implication. "You think Meridian might have placed someone within

  • The Alpha's Prisoner    chapter 80: The Shadow Contractor

    Ryker POVKade hadn't slept in over thirty hours by the time he called the emergency session, and it showed in the particular sharpness of his exhaustion, the kind that stripped away anything but the most essential focus."I found how Silas Marsh got placed in Rodriguez's territory," he said, the moment the secure video connection stabilized, Rodriguez and Tanaka's faces joining mine on the screen. "He wasn't hired directly. He came through a contractor—a private security and logistics firm called Meridian Consolidated, providing liaison staffing services to multiple Council territories under a standing administrative agreement.""Standing agreement," Rodriguez repeated, his expression tightening. "As in, an ongoing contract, not a one-time hire.""Exactly," Kade confirmed. "Meridian Consolidated has been providing personnel for border coordination, liaison work, and administrative support across at least six territories that I've confirmed so far

  • The Alpha's Prisoner    chapter 79

    Maya POV Ryker's expression carried the particular grim determination I'd come to rely on through every previous escalation, his hand finding mine with steady, grounding warmth despite the mounting complexity of the threat we continued uncovering."Then we keep pursuing it," he said, his voice carrying absolute certainty despite the exhaustion evident beneath it. "However many layers exist, however sophisticated their protection proves to be. We already know this network's true scope extends across multiple territories, connects to over two hundred survivors, involves people willing to threaten witnesses directly and eliminate compromised intermediaries without hesitation. That doesn't change our commitment to ending it. It just means we understand more clearly how much work genuinely remains ahead of us."I thought of Sara, her courage in voicing uncertain recognition despite genuine fear of the consequences. I thought of Elena, Damien, and Leo, settling

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