Semua Bab I DATED HIS HALF-BROTHER: REVENGE ON MY EX-HUSBAND : Bab 81 - Bab 90

The Great Hall, where the council held their meeting, was designed to intimidate, and it did. It dwarfed everyone that entered it. It was a huge space with floor-to-ceiling windows offering a beautiful view of the city Cassie and Aser ruled.In the center stood a massive, circular table made of solid oak. Around it sat the twelve Alphas of the East Coast Council. They wore their ceremonial robes with grim faces. The tension in the air was unmistakable. Alpha Dominic sat at the head of the table, opposite Alpha Kael. Dominic looked smug, tapping the flash drive on the stone surface. In his mind, he already knew who was guilty. He couldn't wait to gloat and boast when he expanded his territory."We are here to judge an alpha that commits crime," Dominic announced, the confidence in his voice was clear. "Alpha Aser has violated the Sacred Laws. He attacked his own kin. He poisoned the water. This drive proves it."Aser stood in the center of the room, flanked by Cassie. He wore a simple

As with every good thing, the peace and quiet the Marcoms were enjoying was shattered with the ringing of a phone. Since they were all without their devices, it jolted them to hear a phone ring as they played a board game. What made it even more jarring was that it was the landline that rang. No one ever used it."Who calls a landline?" Maria asked.Aser’s face was cold, but he managed to smile for Maria. "Baby girl, why don't you go with Grandma, huh?""Is it him?" Rayna whispered as she took Maria in her arms. "Just go," Aser ordered gently.Cassie quickly set up her laptop to trace the call before Aser picked up the receiver. When he did, he just listened. "Happy Saturday, brother," a voice gargled on the other end."Cane," Aser said flatly. "I thought you drowned in the sewer.""I tried," Cane rasped. "But the rats thought otherwise. They think I’m one of them.""Very smart of them.""I saw the news," Cane wheezed. "You cleared your name. The Council loves you again. You guys s

One Month Later The new mansion was in Westchester, far from any major residential houses but close enough that they weren't completely isolated in an emergency. Moving day was organized chaos. The driveway of the new estate, which Maria had already christened The Glass Castle, was filled with unmarked trucks. Movers that had been thoroughly vetted were carrying boxes into the house with clan warriors' precision. Cassie stood in the center of the living room, holding a tablet and a latte. She was wearing leggings and an oversized sweater that couldn't quite hide the small, round bump of her pregnancy. "The books go to the library, the art goes to the gallery wall, and the box marked 'Weapons' goes to the basement vault," Cassie directed, pointing a mover toward the stairs. "Weapons?" the mover blinked, holding a heavy crate. "Kitchen knives," Cassie lied smoothly. "Very sharp ones." Aser walked in from the patio. He was carrying a massive oak crib over one shoulder like it was

The silver locket felt heavy in Aser’s palm, heavier than any gun he had ever held. It was extra cold in his clammy hands. "It’s him," Cassie whispered, staring at the scratched-out face in the photo. She was shaking, clutching her stomach instinctively. "He was right here. He was watching her sleep."Maria was crying into Rayna’s shoulder. Rayna had rushed in moments ago, terrified and not even hiding it. "He looked like a robot," Maria hiccuped. "He had a metal mouth."Aser closed his fist over the locket. He walked to the window and slammed it shut, engaging the locks."Matthew!" Aser barked into his comms. "Perimeter breach! Get a team to the main house. Now!""On my way," Matthew replied, the sound of running boots audible over the line. "Sensors are clear, Alpha. I don't see anything.""The sensors are useless!" Aser shouted. "He was on the second floor and even left us a nice souvenir. He taped a fucking message to the glass. Your sensors missed a whole man standing five feet

The descent was a nightmare in slow motion. Aser, as he was the one with the most lethal weapon, took point, his rifle light cutting through the dark. He was paranoid, as he turned his gun at every corner, ready to shoot any shadow that looked like a monster. Every creak of the metal stairs sounded like a bone breaking.Out of nowhere, another spike shot up to them, this time, it almost nailed Cassie’s hips to the rails. She kept her yelp in so she wouldn't give their exact location away.Aser assessed her with eyes widened with fear. He could have lost her."Are you okay?""Yes," Cassie mouthed back. "Keep moving!" Aser hissed at the men, not stopping to return fire. "He’s trying to pin us down in one place."They scrambled down another flight. The air was getting hotter. The smoke from the elevator shaft was seeping into the stairwell.Matthew was bringing up the rear, walking backward, his gun trained upward into the dark."I see him," Matthew whispered into his comms. "He’s hangi