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Author: Ona Hearts
last update publish date: 2026-04-08 11:27:43

Raven's POV

The hall was still buzzing when the warriors took Dante out. I stood there watching the doors close behind him and felt something settle in my chest that had not been settled in a long time.

Lord Thorne was speaking with the Valkhor Alpha on the platform and the crowd was breaking into smaller groups. Everyone was talking at once, and I just stood in the middle of it all, holding my son, letting the noise wash around me without trying to follow any particular thread.

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    Alaric's POV I got the message from my father's contact on a Wednesday morning while Raven was feeding Cael. It said the council had opened a formal investigation into Gilma Ebonis and that my testimony would be requested within the week. I put my phone down and told Raven. She looked up from Cael and said, "About time." "You're not surprised?" I said. "Gilma spent years pushing Luella into everything that happened," she said. "She helped her slip the pack arrest too, so no, I am not surprised at all." I went to the council building two days later and gave my testimony to a panel of three members. I told them everything I knew about Gilma's role, the visit to Luella while she was under pack arrest, the contact that helped Luella get out of the house on the night she took Cael and the years of documented pressure on her daughter, which the psychiatric ward's intake assessment had already flagged as a contributing factor to Luella's condition. The panel asked clear questions and I

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    Raven's POV I woke up and lay still for a moment because I was waiting for the feeling that had been there every morning for months. That heavy pressing thing that sat on my chest before I even opened my eyes and reminded me of everything wrong and everything that still needed to be fixed. It did not come. I opened my eyes and looked at the ceiling of the safe house. The room was quiet and bright. Nothing seemed out of place. Cael was not in his crib and the blanket was slightly pushed aside, which meant Alaric had him. I lay there for another minute just because I could and because nobody needed anything from me right this second. That felt new enough that I wanted to sit in it for a moment before the day started. Then I got up. Alaric was in the kitchen, holding Cael against his shoulder and a cup of coffee on the table in front of him. He was reading something on his phone with one hand and patting Cael's back slowly with the other. He looked up when I came in and said, "Morn

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    Raven's POV The hall was still buzzing when the warriors took Dante out. I stood there watching the doors close behind him and felt something settle in my chest that had not been settled in a long time. Lord Thorne was speaking with the Valkhor Alpha on the platform and the crowd was breaking into smaller groups. Everyone was talking at once, and I just stood in the middle of it all, holding my son, letting the noise wash around me without trying to follow any particular thread. Alaric came to stand beside me. I looked at his leg and said, "How does it feel?" "Better than twenty minutes ago," he said. "That is not a real answer," I said. "It's sore but it's fine," he said. "Luella knew what she was doing." I looked toward the side entrance where Luella had walked out with the warrior behind her, and I said, "I need to go after her." Alaric looked at me. "Are you sure?" "Yes," I said. I passed the baby to him carefully and he took him. I went toward the side entrance and the w

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    Raven's POV I watched Alaric go down on one knee. I was moving before I even decided to move, but one of the warriors beside me put his arm out and stopped me and said, "Stay back." Dante was on his feet. He was breathing hard and there was blood on his face from the fight, but he was standing. Alaric was on one knee with his hand pressed against his leg. I could see the dagger still on the floor where Dante had dropped it. I could see the way Alaric's face had gone tight and pale in a way that had nothing to do with exhaustion. The hall was loud now, and both Alphas were on their feet. Lord Thorne was already moving down from the platform. Two warriors had stepped forward toward Dante, but he held up a hand and said loudly enough for the whole room to hear, "Nobody touches me until she gives me her answer." Everyone went still. Dante looked at me and said, "That blade was coated and he has about an hour before it does permanent damage. So I suggest you stop looking at him and s

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