Chapter 61: Whispers from the North

Life at Shadowfang settled into genuine, unguarded peace over the following months, Lirian's public acknowledgment as heir bringing with it a stability the kingdom hadn't known in years. Cassian allowed himself, cautiously at first and then with growing confidence, to simply enjoy the ordinary rhythms of family life alongside Kael and Elias, watching Lirian grow, secure in the knowledge that the dangers which had once shadowed every day had finally, truly passed.It was Aldric who first brought word that threatened to disturb that fragile peace, arriving at the evening meal with the particular grim expression Cassian had learned, over the years, to associate with unwelcome news."Your Majesty," Aldric said, requesting private audience once the meal had concluded, "reports have reached me from the northern border garrisons. Small, but troubling.""What kind of reports?" Kael asked, setting aside whatever ease the evening had offered."Gatherings, Your Majesty, among former sympathizers

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Chapter 62: A Council Divided

Cassian felt cold shock settle through him at this revelation, the threat suddenly proving considerably closer and more complicated than distant northern malcontents. "Your own council, Matriarch? The same council that pledged support for Lirian's legitimate succession?""The same," Matriarch Sable confirmed, her expression carrying genuine distress at delivering this particular news. "I did not anticipate this division when I first extended our informal alliance, my lord. I believed our council united in wishing the child guided toward beneficial purpose. I understand now, with considerable regret, that unity proved more fragile than I recognized.""Tell us everything," Kael said, his voice carrying the hard focus of a king assessing fresh threat. "Who leads this faction, and what precisely do they propose?""A senior council member named Thessaly," Matriarch Sable said. "She has argued, with increasing persuasive force among certain younger members, that the child's power grows too

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Chapter 63: The Observation

The arrangement Matriarch Sable proposed took shape over the following weeks, careful negotiations determining exactly which council members would be permitted to observe, under what precise circumstances, and with what safeguards ensuring Lirian's comfort remained paramount throughout whatever demonstration ultimately occurred."Three observers only," Cassian insisted during the final planning session, "and I want to meet each of them personally beforehand, so I can judge for myself whether their presence poses any genuine concern.""That seems entirely reasonable," Matriarch Sable agreed. "I'll bring Thessaly herself, along with two neutral council members whose support remains genuinely undecided. Seeing the child directly, rather than relying on secondhand report, may prove more persuasive than any argument I could offer on his behalf."Cassian felt old unease at the prospect of Thessaly's direct presence, the architect of this troubling faction now permitted close observation of

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Chapter 64: Fractures Beneath the Surface

The weeks following the council's observation brought a fragile, uncertain calm, reports from Matriarch Sable suggesting Thessaly's faction had lost some momentum, though not disappeared entirely. Cassian found himself navigating a strange new normal, vigilance now permanently woven through even the most ordinary moments of Lirian's continued development."You're still troubled," Kael observed one evening, finding Cassian standing at the nursery window long after Lirian had settled into sleep, watching the darkened courtyard below with the particular restless attention that had become habitual since Matriarch Sable's warning."I keep waiting for the next escalation," Cassian admitted. "Thessaly's faction hasn't disappeared, merely gone quiet, and I don't trust quiet the way I once might have, before everything Rowan taught me about how dangerous patience can prove in ambitious hands.""That's a reasonable concern, given everything we've weathered," Kael said, moving to stand beside hi

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Chapter 65: The First Strike

The attack came without warning, three weeks after Matriarch Sable's grave revelation, during what should have been an entirely ordinary afternoon in the castle gardens where Lirian, under Dorran's watchful supervision, had been enjoying rare outdoor play despite the heightened security measures now governing most of his activities.Cassian heard the commotion before understanding its cause, shouts erupting from the garden's direction as he hurried from his private study, old fear surging violent and immediate at the unmistakable sound of steel meeting steel."Lirian," he gasped, breaking into a run despite Elias's restraining hand catching his arm."Guards are already responding," Elias said urgently, matching his pace as they rushed toward the garden. "Let them handle the immediate threat while we ensure Lirian's safety directly."They arrived to find chaos, several armed figures in unmarked clothing pressed back against a defensive line of castle guards, Dorran positioned protectiv

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บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha King's Pregnant Omega: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 65

Chapter 61: Whispers from the North

Chapter 62: A Council Divided

Chapter 63: The Observation

Chapter 64: Fractures Beneath the Surface

Chapter 65: The First Strike