All Chapters of MY BULLY STEPBROTHER IS A HOCKEY ALPHA: Chapter 31

Her expression cracked. Just slightly. Just enough."Don't," she said. Low and warning."I'm not using it against you," I said. "I'm telling you I understand why you're afraid of what I carry." I held her gaze. "I'm also telling you that what you're afraid of is based on a misunderstanding of what this power is." I paused. "I felt your bond to the Council. It is not a bond of loyalty. It is a bond of fear. You have been inside that structure so long you have confused the two."Absolute silence in the driveway."You cannot feel—" she started."I can feel everything," I said quietly. "Every bond in this driveway. Every connection between every person standing here. I know which ones are real and which ones are performances." I looked at her steadily. "That is what the Verath power is. Not a weapon. Not a tool for domination. The truth. Just the truth, made visible." I paused. "You have been hunting my bloodline for three centuries because the truth is the only thin