All Chapters of Fated By War: Chapter 61 - Chapter 65

Kael's POVThe Council's three-day deadline hung over us like an executioner's blade. Two days had passed with no consensus among the remaining allied packs. Some demanded we accept the terms. Others insisted we fight to the last breath.I stood in the war room reviewing defensive positions when Luna rushed into the room, her face pale."Garrett escaped," she said without preamble.My blood ran cold. "How? He was in maximum security. Triple guard.""Someone drugged the guards and left his cell unlocked." Luna threw a report on the table. "Happened during the night shift change. By the time anyone noticed, he was gone.""Silas," I said, realization dawning. "Before we caught him, he must have arranged Garrett's escape as insurance.""Or someone else helped," Dante said, entering with his ever-present guards. "Silas was not the only Council sympathizer. Just the one we caught.""Meaning there could be others," I said grimly."Always." Dante moved to the map. "But that is not the immedia

Kael's POVThe rationing began on day five of the siege. Half portions for everyone, including me. By day ten, we cut to a third. Warriors grew gaunt, their strength visibly diminishing with each passing sunrise."Three more fires last night," Mira reported, exhaustion written all over her face. "Storage facilities. All our grain reserves are gone. We have maybe two weeks of food left, and that is if we cut rations further.""How much further can we cut without making warriors too weak to fight?" I asked."We are already past that point," Luna said bluntly. She had lost weight, her uniform hanging loose. "Half our fighters can barely lift their weapons. If the Council attacks now, we cannot hold.""They know," Dante said from his position near the map. "That is why they wait. Why waste warriors storming walls when starvation does the work for them?""Then we break out tonight," I decided. "Before we are too weak to try.""Where?" Elena asked. "We have scouted every section of their li