Chapter 91

Through the smoke, dawn sliced like a blade.The council's vast keep was still shaking from the previous night's mayhem. The banners that hung from the tall windows swirled in a breeze that smelt of iron and frost, and the sky beyond was the color of ash, flecked with faint red like blood veins.Elaria watched as wolves below started to congregate while she stood on the balcony above the council hall, her palms pushed against the chilly rail. Low-burning torches and murmuring voices in shifting currents of distrust were heard.This was the silence before a hunt, not the silence before a vote.He and she had not slept, and the tension between them was not fear but a razor-sharp focus, and Draven moved to stand next to her, his presence steady despite the fatigue lining his features.He whispered, "They're getting together earlier than expected."Elaria’s eyes followed the movement below. “Rhovan’s trying to set the stage before we arrive. He wants to dictate the rhythm of the day.”Dra

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Chapter 92

The keep had gone still.The smoke had long since been burned away by dawn, but the smell of it persisted in the ripped flags, the scorched wood, and the crevices of the stone. With its ceiling half gone and its walls streaked with soot where the firelight had kissed it, the enormous council chamber was now exposed to the morning air.With her hands clasped behind her back, Elaria stood amidst the debris, observing the gradual movement of sunlight across the floor. Each beam of light showed the same thing: the council had barely made it out alive.Draven’s shadow stretched beside hers. His forearms were marked with recent burns and scars that resembled stories written in flesh, and he had rolled his sleeves to the elbow after taking off his damaged coat. Their silence wasn't uncomfortable; it was essential.There were no accusations, no voices yelling over each other, and no tactics to hone before the next blow for the first time in days. The only sound was quiet.“You should sit,” Dr

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Chapter 93

The long, thin night following the vote was marked by a humming of fatigue rather than serenity.Elaria had trouble sleeping. The crown, if it could be called that, was a circlet of silver thorns that had been hammered into shape and was resting on the table close to the bed. In the moonlight, it glowed dimly, a silent reminder that power was never kind.Beside her, half-awake, was Draven. The pale ridges of scorched flesh that traced the kiss of the Rite's flames down his back were still healing. She stroked the lines of one scar, feeling the trembling of his breath beneath her palm.He whispered without opening his eyes, "You're awake."“So are you,” she said.His mouth curled into a tiny smile. "It's difficult to fall asleep when I can sense your thoughts."With a sigh, she leaned into his shoulder curve. "The issue isn't with thinking. It’s what comes after.”The gray of his eyes caught the little light that came in through the shutters when he opened them.“The council?”“The coun

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Chapter 94

The chamber had never been this full.Word had spread faster than ink could dry: the first full session of the New Council, where the laws of wolves and men alike would be redrawn. Every Alpha, Regent, and Scribe who could travel within three days’ ride had gathered under the great dome.The former packs' banners were vanished, replaced with the one emblem she had created herself: two wolves, one silver and one black, embracing the moon with their heads bent together. It was intended to represent solidarity. Some whispered it was a symbol of her and Draven.With her palms resting softly on the council table's carved stone, Elaria stood at the dais. Kairis stood quietly poised behind her, staff anchored like an anchor. To her right, Draven—no longer in his old armor, but in a formal mantle of dark silk, his presence commanding even in stillness.When Elaria raised her hand, the murmurs died.“Let this first council of the New Age come to order.”The words carried through the chamber, e

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All Chapters of Bound to the Enemy’s Bed: Chapter 91 - Chapter 94

Chapter 91

Chapter 92

Chapter 93

Chapter 94