All Chapters of COLD COMMAND- The Secret Son: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

The blade moved.A thin line of blood ran down Ethan's neck.The entire courtyard exploded.Damon lunged.Three Sentinels grabbed him.Barely.The Beta roared so violently that several younger wolves flinched."Ethan!"The boy fought against the wolves holding him."Dad!"The Prophet didn't even blink.He simply stood there watching.Calm and patient.Like a man observing a storm from behind glass.Savannah felt rage burn through her chest.Every instinct she possessed screamed at her to move.To attack.To do something.But she couldn't.Nobody could.Because one wrong move would get Ethan killed. The realization sat like poison in her stomach.Beside her, Grayson looked carved from stone.No emotion.No movement.Nothing.That frightened her more than Damon losing control.Because Savannah knew Grayson.Knew him better than almost anyone.And she knew exactly what happened when he became this quiet.He was thinking.Calculating.Preparing.The Prophet's eyes never left him."Now you

 The second impact nearly tore the gates off their hinges. The entire manor shook.Dust rained from the ceiling.Outside, wolves were shouting.Running. Weapons clashed.And somewhere in the middle of the chaos, a horn blasted across the valley.Not a Reed horn.Not a Black Ridge horn.Something older and ancient. Something deeper.Something that seemed to vibrate through bone.The Sentinel standing in the doorway looked like he was struggling to breathe."They're here."Nobody needed clarification anymore.“The Sovereign.”The name alone had transformed the room.Moments ago they had been discussing him. Now he was at the gates. Savannah's stomach twisted. Everything was happening too fast.Mason moved first.Of course he did.The old Alpha grabbed his coat and headed for the door."Everyone outside."No one argued.Within seconds the war r

 Everyone remained frozen in stunned silence.The Southern Council.The Prophet.Together!!. Even saying it aloud felt wrong.Lucas looked like someone had punched him in the chest."Impossible," he whispered.Elias slowly turned toward him. "Apparently not.""No." Lucas shook his head. "You don't understand. The Southern Council spent decades trying to destroy the Prophet. They lost thousands of wolves fighting him.""People change," Mason said grimly."Not that much."Lucas looked genuinely disturbed."The Council considers the Prophet a fanatic. A heretic.""Then why join him?" Savannah asked.Nobody answered.Because nobody knew.And that frightened everyone.Mason was the first to recover."How long?"The scout swallowed."Our eastern patrol intercepted a courier less than an hour ago. According to the message, the Southern Council's delegation

Total silence dominated the ride back to Reed Manor. Nobody spoke. Not Mason. Not Savannah. Not even Frank. The only sounds were hoofbeats and the distant rumble of thunder gathering beyond the mountains.“Your brother is already coming for you.” The words refused to leave Grayson's head. Brother!. The concept felt absurd. Yet somehow, after everything he'd learned in the last few days, impossible had stopped meaning anything.Savannah rode beside him in silence. She wanted to say something. She wanted to tell him everything would be okay. But that would've been a lie. Nothing was okay. Nothing had been okay for a long time.When Reed Manor finally came into view, they immediately knew something was wrong. The gates stood open. Sentinels crowded the courtyard. Voices echoed everywhere. Real panic.Mason dismounted before his horse fully stopped. "What happened?" Hugh appeared instantly. His expression alone answered the question. Something bad. Very bad. "The southern

 Total silence dominated the atmosphere. The words seemed to hang over the courtyard like a curse.“The body is gone.”Savannah stared at the bloodied Sentinel as though she hadn't understood him.Noah's grave!. Empty.Gone.That wasn't possible.Noah was dead. She had buried him herself. She had held the tiny wooden coffin while Dominic lowered it into the ground. She had placed the black ribbon around his wrist. She had stood in the rain long after everyone else had left.Noah was dead. So why did it suddenly feel like the ground beneath her feet had disappeared?"You're lying."The words left her mouth before she realized she'd spoken.The Sentinel looked horrified."Regent, I swear—""Take me there."Everyone turned.Savannah wasn't looking at anyone.Her eyes remained fixed on the Sentinel."Take me there. Now.""Savannah," Dominic said