All Chapters of ALPHA'S HOSTAGE HEART: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

They left Seattle without Isabella trying to detain David, but she said she'd file a formal complaint with the tribunal about Dante harboring another Viktor hybrid on his land.David was in a reinforced transport vehicle and Marcus was sitting beside him, looking like he was trying to process seeing his dead brother alive and transformed into something else. The drive back to Blackwood Estate was tense and quiet.Elena planned how to approach Viktor's facility with less than thirty-six hours before his deadline, but Dr. Chen met them at the estate with bad news, derailing her plans. Katerina collapsed an hour after leaving for Seattle, her heart stopping twice before the doctor stabilized her."She's dying," Dr. Chen informed Elena as she led her to the medical wing. Her bone marrow can't produce healthy blood cells after 18 years of systematic blood extraction. Without a silver wolf transfusion within 24 hours, her organs will shut down."Elena felt sick because there was only one s

Elena ordered the driver to redirect toward the real facility while she informed Dante of Viktor's revelation and left the Viktor team before anyone could stop her.Isabella had been feeding Viktor their assault plans, so the Marcus extraction was likely compromised, but Dante was too deep in Cross territory to abort without a territorial war."Get Marcus out and meet us at the real facility," Elena said over the phone, watching Viktor's GPS coordinates and threats.Victor activated the Seattle release protocol, so we have less than 30 minutes before a massacre."After hearing fighting in Dante's call, she knew the extraction wasn't going well, but he confirmed receiving the new coordinates before the line went dead.Elena's team found Viktor's facility to be a converted pharmaceutical plant with enough security lighting to prevent a covert approach. Its artificial pack bonds were screaming wrongness into Elena's silver wolf awareness, so she could sense the hybrids inside from the pa

Isabella arrived at Blackwood Estate 30 minutes after the warning, but she wasn't alone or attacking.She brought her remaining loyal pack, maybe twelve wolves compared to thirty before Thomas's betrayal, and every one of them looked like they'd been through hell.Isabella had half her face burned from the facility explosion and limped like she had broken ribs that hadn't healed.Dante had the pack on high alert for an attack, but Isabella stopped at the gate and requested a neutral territory parley. Elena watched from the second-floor window as Dante decided whether to honor the request or treat it as a trap. She could see him calculating whether Isabella was worth the risk."Let her in," Elena decided for him. "She could have attacked already if she wanted, and we need to know what Thomas did to her pack."Isabella entered the main hall like she owned it despite being outnumbered five to one, and she dropped a thick manila folder on the table between herself and Dante with enough fo

Although Elena lived at Blackwood Estate, she had trouble believing the photos were fake because the planted evidence was so sophisticated.The basement cages looked old and worn, like they'd been there for months, the medical equipment matched Viktor's specs, and the three dead hybrids were positioned to suggest they died during transformation attempts rather than being killed and moved there.Thomas quickly exploited the discovery, calling a werewolf press conference broadcast to every major North American pack. He stood in what appeared to be a council chamber with the photos on screens behind him, looking grave and disappointed as he explained how Dante Blackwood had concealed his hybrid experiments while publicly condemning Viktor's."We have irrefutable evidence that Alpha Blackwood has been creating illegal hybrids on his territory," Thomas said with decades of council leadership strength."Three bodies and medical equipment matching Viktor Kozlov's specifications were found in

Three hours later, Elena arrived at the tribunal still bleeding from the shoulder wound that Dr. Chen tried to heal. Alphas from across the continent filled the council chambers, making it feel like an execution rather than a fair trial.At least three of the seven alphas sat at an elevated bench with Thomas at the center, looking calm and confident, avoiding eye contact with Elena, likely because they'd already decided how to vote.The stolen files were organized in neat folders that looked professional, but they probably wouldn't be enough to overcome two centuries of propaganda about silver wolves being existential threats. Dante sat beside Elena at the defendant table,with Marcus and Isabella supporting them from behind The bandages Dr. Chen had tightened to restrict Elena's shoulder throbbed with every heartbeat.Thomas called the tribunal to order with a grave expression, but Elena could see his satisfaction in his eyes every time he looked at her.Thomas spoke across the cham