Unforeseen Entanglement のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

Chapter 61: Sophie's POV Christian had Marcus, Connor, and Diana in his office within twenty minutes of my vision.I sat at the conference table, hands wrapped around a mug of tea I wasn't drinking, and recounted everything I'd seen. Again.“She was waiting in the shadows near the eastern compound entrance,” I said. “She knew exactly where I'd be. Like she'd been watching. Planning.”Marcus typed notes on his tablet. “The eastern entrance has the least surveillance coverage. We can fix that.”“What did she say?” Diana asked gently.“'You took everything from me. Now I take everything from him.'” I looked at Christian. “She wants to destroy you by killing me.”Christian's jaw clenched so hard I heard his teeth grind.“Over my dead body,” he muttered.“That's literally her backup plan,” I pointed out.Connor cleared his throat. “We need to approach this systematically. Vanessa failed her first attack. She's lost resources—rogues captured, Tom imprisoned, Harold dead. She's running on h

Chapter 63I woke up to the feeling of Christian's arms wrapped around me like a vise grip, and honestly? I wasn't complaining.My arm throbbed like someone had taken a blowtorch to it, which wasn't far from the truth. Silver wounds were a bitch, and Vanessa's claws had done a number on me. I shifted slightly, trying to find a position that didn't make me want to scream.“Don't move,” Christian's voice rumbled against my ear. “You'll tear the bandages.”I craned my neck to look at him. His eyes were already open, dark circles underneath them like he hadn't slept at all. Knowing him, he probably hadn't.“Have you been watching me sleep like a creeper?” I mumbled.“Yes.”At least he was honest.“How's your pain?” he asked, his hand moving carefully to hover over my bandaged arm without touching it. “Scale of one to ten.”I considered lying. Really, I did. But the mate bond made that pretty much impossible—he could feel my pain through it anyway.“Seven,” I admitted. “But I'm alive, so I

Chapter 65I woke up to an empty bed and the sound of Christian cursing in the closet.“Everything okay?” I called out, rubbing sleep from my eyes.Christian emerged wearing formal Alpha robes—all black with silver embroidery that marked him as Shadow Ridge's leader. He looked intimidating as hell, which I guessed was the point.“Tom's trial is today,” he said, his jaw tight. “I want to get this over with.”Right. The trial. I'd almost let myself forget about Tom with everything else that had happened. Almost.I got out of bed and headed to my closet, pulling out a deep blue dress Diana had told me represented wisdom in pack ceremonies. If there was ever a day I needed to look wise and Luna-like, it was today.“Are you nervous?” I asked, zipping up the dress.“I want justice,” Christian said. “But I also want to be fair. Those two things don't always line up when it comes to someone who tried to kill my mate multiple times.”I walked over and straightened his collar, which didn't need

Chapter 67I stared at the ancient journal Diana had dumped on my desk, trying to process what she was suggesting.“You want me to teach other Lunas?” I flipped through pages of faded handwriting and sketches of glowing women doing impossible things. “Diana, I barely know what I'm doing with my abilities.”“That's not true.” Diana perched on the edge of my desk, eyes bright with excitement. “You've mastered healing, protective barriers, emotional strengthening, and pack bond management—Sophie, you've learned in months what takes most Lunas years.”“Because you taught me.”“And now you can teach others.” She tapped the journal. “These accounts describe Luna teachers who could activate dormant abilities in other Lunas. I watched you do exactly that with Emma yesterday.”Emma was one of the sanctuary refugees—a Luna whose pack had exiled her for being “defective” because she couldn't heal. Except yesterday, during a therapy session, I'd guided her through a visualization exercise, and sh

Chapter 69We burst into the training center, my heart pounding so hard I thought it might actually explode out of my chest. Christian was half-shifted beside me, his eyes glowing gold and ready to tear apart whatever threat had Diana sending emergency texts.Instead, I found Diana standing there with Marcus, Connor, and about twenty pack members holding decorations.“Surprise!” they all yelled.I nearly collapsed against Christian. “Are you kidding me right now? I thought someone was dying!”“Sorry,” Diana said, not looking sorry at all. “But you wouldn't have come if I'd just asked nicely.”My hands were still shaking. “Diana, I swear to the Moon Goddess—”“We want to throw a pack celebration,” Marcus interrupted, looking uncharacteristically sheepish. The head warrior was literally shuffling his feet. Marcus. The guy who stared down rogues without blinking. “For surviving everything—the attacks, Tom, all of it. But we need Alpha and Luna approval.”Christian's arm was still around