Kaelira’s POV“Their leaders wish to discuss… the Crescent heir’s dangerous power.”The words settled over the council chamber like smoke.Nobody spoke immediately. Nobody needed to. The message had been delivered exactly as intended.Not concerned, diplomacy. A warning disguised as curiosity.I watched the messenger bow his head and step back. Across the room, several elders exchanged dark looks.Lucian muttered something under his breath. Laura folded her arms.“They didn’t even try to sound respectful.”“No,” Darius agreed quietly. “They didn’t.”The Lycan Commander sat beside the council table, still recovering from his injury. His expression didn’t change.Which usually meant he was angry.“Let them come,” he said.The room turned toward him.“They’re already making assumptions. Better they say them to our faces.”A few council members shifted uncomfortably. One elder frowned.“And if they’re looking for a reason to intervene?”“Then they’ll find one regardless.”Nobody argued wi
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