All Chapters of Wolf shifter romance with murder mystery: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Elena returns to the Fae palace battered but victorious.Healers tend her wounds while Kieran watches with an unreadable expression. "You impressed me, Council Chair. Few wolves could survive the Wilde Woods.""I'm not most wolves.""No, you're not." He dismisses the healers. "Rest tonight. Tomorrow we negotiate the specifics of fae participation in integration."But Elena can't rest. Something about Kieran's test bothers her. Why put her through such extreme danger just to prove a point?She explores the palace, careful to stay in permitted areas. The fae take boundaries seriously—cross the wrong threshold and you might never return.In a garden of crystalline flowers, she overhears voices. Two fae nobles speaking in hushed tones."—the prince's test was pointless. The wolf survived.""No matter. The Queen won't survive the summit. Once she's dead, the prince will have no choice but to withdraw from integration.""And if he refuses?""Then he dies too. The old ways must return."Elen

Six months after the assassination attempt, the Inter-Species Council hosts the largest peace summit in history.Every supernatural nation sends representatives. Vampires, wolves, witches, fae, dragons who've recently emerged from hiding, even some mer-people from the coastal kingdoms.Elena coordinates everything. It's the most complex event she's ever managed, and the pressure is crushing."You're going to give yourself a heart attack," Kieran observes, watching her review security protocols for the third time."I'm going to prevent everyone else from having heart attacks. There are fifteen different species with centuries of conflicts attending. One wrong move and we have war.""Then we won't make wrong moves." He takes the tablet from her hands. "Elena, you've prepared as much as humanly—or wolfishly—possible. Trust your work.""What if something goes wrong?""Then we handle it. Together." He kisses her forehead. "Now, please sleep. You've been awake for thirty-six hours."The sum

Elena's pregnancy is nothing like a normal wolf pregnancy.The baby—or babies, as they discover at twelve weeks—grows faster than expected. Her body struggles to adapt, shifting between wolf and human unpredictably. The fae magic she absorbed reacts strangely to the pregnancy hormones."Your vitals are all over the place," Connor says, reviewing test results. "Blood pressure spiking, then dropping. Temperature fluctuations. The twins are basically at war with your physiology.""Can you fix it?""I'm trying. But Elena, this is uncharted territory. We have no baseline for fae-wolf hybrid development." Connor looks worried. "I need you to take this seriously. Bed rest, reduced stress, constant monitoring.""I can't. The Council needs—""The Council needs you alive." Kieran enters the medical bay, his expression stern. "Elena, Connor is right. You're endangering yourself and our children.""I'm fine—"She collapses mid-sentence. Kieran catches her before she hits the floor."Elena!" Conno

Elena's thirty-fifth birthday brings a crisis she never anticipated.The Fae Kingdom faces succession drama. Kieran's cousin—the one who would have withdrawn the fae from integration—challenges his right to rule. Claims that Kieran's mate bond to a wolf invalidate his claim to the throne."It's ridiculous," Elena says when Kieran explains. "Your mother approved our bonding. It's legitimate under fae law.""Traditional fae law. My cousin is invoking older statutes, ones that predate integration." Kieran looks tired. "He's arguing that as Crown Prince, I should have married fae nobility, not a wolf. That my choice shows I prioritize integration over fae interests.""What does your mother say?""She supports me. But she can't rule forever. Eventually, this will go to the Noble Council." Kieran takes Elena's hand. "There's a chance they'll side with my cousin. Force me to choose between you and the throne."Elena's heart drops. "They can't do that.""They can. The question is whether I le

Hope's progressive policies make enemies.Six months into her leadership, threatening letters start arriving. Anonymous, vicious, targeting her gender, her age, her decisions."You're a disgrace to the Silverclaw name.""Female alphas bring weakness. Step down before you destroy the pack.""Tradition exists for a reason. You're ruining everything."Hope burns them without responding. But the letters escalate to vandalism—pack house walls spraypainted with slurs, her car tires slashed, threatening symbols left on her doorstep."This is organized," Connor says, examining the latest incident. "Someone's running a campaign to undermine you.""Let them try. I'm not backing down.""Hope, this could be dangerous—""Dad, I appreciate the concern. But I knew being a female alpha would attract hate. I'm prepared for it."She's not prepared for what comes next.A young refugee wolf—one Hope personally welcomed into the pack—is found dead. Murdered, with a note pinned to his body: "This is what h