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10. Return to the Hall of Shadows
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The Mate They Threw Away 15. Lines in the Dirt
What I saw made my blood run cold.Heavily armed men were moving through the crowd like wolves through sheep. I recognized them immediately, High Guards of the Council, their black uniforms and silver insignias marking them as the elite enforcers of Alpha law. They were violently shoving people out of the way, their weapons raised threateningly. An elderly woman fell to the ground, and they stepped over her without a second glance. A young man tried to help her up and was struck across the face with the butt of a rifle for his trouble.And they were all heading toward my door.Without thinking, without considering the consequences or the danger or how monumentally stupid I was being, I dashed forward to confront the
The Mate They Threw Away 14. The Forgotten District
SAGEThe wretched and broken stayed here. That’s what everyone said about Mountain Back, and they weren’t wrong. This place was home to the lowliest of the low, the forgotten ones, the castoffs, the wolves who didn’t fit into Silver Crest’s pristine vision of itself. Here, crime rates were high enough to make the Council conveniently look the other way. Poverty wasn’t just common; it was the default state of existence. Violence simmered beneath every interaction, ready to boil over at the slightest provocation. This was the most dangerous part of Silver Crest, the shadow that the gleaming halls tried desperately to pretend didn’t exist.Ironically, it was where I felt at home the most.The thought made me laugh bitterly as I walked through streets that seemed even more deteriorated than I remembered. It had changed for the worst since the last time I was here, which felt like a lifetime ago but was only a handful of years. The streets were dirtier now, covered in refuse that no one bo
The Mate They Threw Away 13. Agendas and Alliances II
There were three arms of the council, each with their designated role in the governing of Silver Crest. The Executive held the most power, making the crucial decisions that shaped our world. The Legislature came second, tasked with writing the laws that supposedly bound us all. The Judiciary interpreted those laws, serving as judges and arbiters when disputes arose.In reality, they meant nothing to me. The truth was that none of them had any real power. Kieran, Asher, and I were the ones who held absolute authority. Everyone else was playing at being lords and masters, performing their roles in a system that was fundamentally broken. It was a government that was corrupt at its core and most of the time made no true sense whatsoever.But there had to be rules and regulations. We needed the appearance of order, the illusion of civilization. We were not animals, after all, even if the beast lived within us all.A member of the council stood up, and I immediately deleted
The Mate They Threw Away 12.Agendas and Alliances
Damon The pain cut deep, settling into the dark embers of my soul as I watched Sage walk away from me. Again. Just like four and a half years ago, I was powerless to stop her. My hands hung uselessly at my sides, my throat tight with words I couldn't speak. Words that wouldn't matter anyway.I couldn't blame her for not trusting me. For refusing to believe whatever I had to say. How could I? The other Alphas and I had shattered her. We had crushed her heart, ground her soul into dust beneath our decisions. If only she knew it had all been for her own good. If only she could understand what we had sacrificed to keep her safe.My phone buzzed insistently in my pocket. I didn't need to check it to know who was calling or what they wanted. Kieran, the Alpha Primus, demanding my attendance at the emergency council meeting. The violent outbreaks spreading across Silver Crest had reached a critical point, and as an Alpha myself, I had no choice but to answer the summons. To refuse would be
The Mate They Threw Away 11.The Weight of Truth
I watched Dominic closely as he spoke, and what I saw in his face made my chest tighten with an emotion I didn’t want to name. His expression was haunted, his eyes seeing things I couldn’t. It was as if he was standing in that moment all over again, trapped in a nightmare that refused to release him. I felt his pain radiating outward like heat from a fire, his helplessness wrapping around us both like a shroud.“They all just turned on each other,” he continued, his voice barely above a whisper now. “It was bloody. Brutal. And I couldn’t do anything to stop it.” He ran a hand through his hair, the gesture revealing more vulnerability than I’d ever seen from him. “Friends killing friends, allies tearing each other apart. It made no sense. There was no reason, no warning. One moment everything was fine, and the next…
The Mate They Threw Away 10. Return to the Hall of Shadows
The leather seat beneath me felt too soft, too luxurious for someone like me, someone who had sworn never to return to this forsaken place. I pressed my palms against my thighs, trying to steady the tremor that had nothing to do with the cold and everything to do with the man sitting beside me.“I can taste just how nervous you are,” Dominic said, his voice cutting through the silence like a blade through silk.The vehicle slowed as we approached the hall of residence, and my stomach twisted into knots. I turned to glare at him, refusing to let him see how right he was. Being in the presence of this Alpha was already overwhelming enough. The thought of meeting the remaining two made my skin crawl with a mixture of dread and something I refused to name.“I’m not nervous,” I shot back, my voice sharper than I intended. “I’m upset that I have to go in there.” I gestured toward the looming building ahead. “It’s a place I never thought I’d return to. Never wanted to return to.”Dominic fel
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