All Chapters of The twin Alpha and the Wolfless one : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"There is a court scheduled," Kade admitted. "In three days. Pack law requires formal judgment when an abomination—" He stopped, his face twisting with disgust at the word. "When a Wolfless wolf is discovered in pack territory.""And you can't stop it," I said. "We can argue for clemency," Kane said. "We can present your case, explain that you've done nothing wrong, that you were honest with us from the beginning—""But the final decision isn't yours," I finished. "Elena said the council decides.""The pack council votes," Kade confirmed quietly. "And right now..." He trailed off."Right now they hate me," I supplied. "Right now they think I'm an abomination who's been deceiving them and corrupting their Alphas."Neither twin denied it.I closed my eyes, feeling tears slip down my cheeks despite my best efforts to hold them back. "I never wanted this. I tried so hard not to cause problems. I took the abuse, I never fought back or made demands. And it still wasn't enough.""You did no

What kind of incidents?" Kane asked, his voice wary.Elena opened the folder with deliberate slowness, clearly savoring the moment. "Children getting severely sick. There are three hospitalizations in the past month alone, and they are all children who live within a block of that store. Even some of the children whose parents shopped there regularly while she was working."My blood ran cold. "That's not—I never—""There's more," the scarred council member added, pulling out his own documents. "A four-year-old girl, previously healthy, developed a mysterious respiratory illness two weeks after the Wolfless started working there. She's still in intensive care.""That's coincidence," Kade said, but I heard the uncertainty creeping into his voice."Is it?" Alexander asked. "What about the six-year-old boy who collapsed in that very store? Seizures with no medical explanation. His parents said he was fine until he went in to buy candy.""Or the newborn," Elena continued, her voice dripping

This is murder," Kane said, his voice shaking with rage."It's protection," Alexander corrected. "And as Alphas, you should understand the necessity of protecting the pack, even when it requires difficult decisions.""Difficult?" Kade's laugh was hollow. "You're killing an innocent person based on medieval superstition and calling it difficult?""She's not innocent," the thin council member said quietly. "A baby is dead. Children are sick. Whether she intended it or not, her presence has brought harm. That makes her guilty."I looked at the twins and saw the exact moment they realized they couldn't win this. The evidence was circumstantial, but it was there. The historical precedent was based on superstition, but it was documented. And most damning of all, there were sick children and frightened parents, and I was a convenient explanation for their fear."When?" Kane asked, his voice hollow."Sunset today," Elena said. "Guards will collect her at five PM. The execution will be carried

"Because she's not just anything," I said. "She's brave and stubborn and fights every day against a disease that should have killed her already. She's taken abuse from your wife and pack without complaint because she didn't want to make things harder for Kane and me. She's dying and she's still more concerned about protecting us than saving herself.""That's not a reason to start a war.""Maybe it is." I stepped closer. "Maybe that's exactly the reason. Maybe fighting for someone who can't fight for themselves is what being Alpha actually means. Not politics. Not maintaining order. Not keeping everyone comfortable. But standing up for those who can't stand up alone.""Idealistic nonsense," Alexander said, but there was less certainty in his voice now."Is it? Or is it what you taught me before you forgot what being Alpha actually meant?" I held his gaze. "You taught me to protect the weak. To value justice over expediency. To make hard choices based on evidence and truth, not fear and

Kade pov The video showed the interior of the store. A woman with a baby carrier entered, browsing the aisles. But she wasn't alone. A man followed her, staying just out of frame, clearly tracking her movements."That man," Morgana said, pausing the video and zooming in on his face, "is Marcus Chen's nephew. The store owner's family member. Watch what he does."The video resumed. The man waited until the woman set down her shopping basket, then quickly opened the baby carrier and sprayed something into it. The baby inside jerked, clearly startled, but the mother didn't notice. The man disappeared before the mother turned around.Gasps rippled through the crowd."That spray," Morgana continued coldly, "was a concentrated dose of oleander extract. Highly toxic. Especially to infants. The baby died thirty-six hours later of what doctors called 'sudden respiratory failure.' But it wasn't sudden. It was murder."Elena's face had gone white. "That's, you can't prove...""I can prove everyt