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Briar's pov A suffocating weight settled over my chest the moment Tristan demanded a formal vote. Cold terror twisted in my gut. If this came down to a head-count among the sitting leaders, I was completely ruined.Logan slanted his gaze toward Tristan, his voice smooth and deceptively mild. "A vote? On what grounds? Besides, her connection to you is far from absolute.""Absolute rubbish!" Tristan snapped, completely losing his temper. He lunged across the space between us, his hand shooting toward my shoulder.I flinched, bracing for impact, but in the blink of an eye, Logan stepped into his path, blocking him like a solid stone wall."You will not lay a hand on anyone in my court, Alpha Tristan!" Elder Duke roared, his voice booming across the stone hall. "Control yourself, or you’ll be spending the night in a cell beneath this building!"Tristan stood chest-heaving, glaring daggers at Logan, who met his stare without flinching."Return to your seat. Immediately," Elder Duke comman

Briar's Pov I never meant for Alpha Logan to announce our mate bond in front of everyone. His protectiveness simply overpowered any chance of keeping it quiet. Facing Tristan, I kept my voice steady. “I rejected you for the harm you caused me. Alpha Logan is my second-chance mate, whether you accept it or not. Even without the bond, I would have chosen him without a second thought.” I turned away, hair swinging over my shoulder, and walked back to my place. Logan followed close behind, pride clear in every step. I couldn’t help glancing once more at Graham. Shock had drained the color from his face. Outside the chamber, Clara threw her arms around me, barely containing her excitement. “I’m dying to scream, but I’ll wait until we’re clear of this building!” I laughed and hugged her tightly in return. Elder Duke brought the gavel down with a sharp crack. “This matter is closed.” He offered me a small smile before he and the other Elders filed out of the Council Hall. Guards closed

Briar's pov The doctor worked quickly over a gamma warrior whose torso had been ripped open by rogue claws. The man gasped for air, chest rising in shallow, panicked bursts. Genevieve, by comparison, sat with nothing more than a thin cut on her forehead that had already started to close. “Alpha Tristan, please,” the doctor said without looking up, pressing a cloth hard against the warrior’s wounds. “This man needs attention first or infection will take him.” Tristan’s voice rose sharply. “My woman is carrying my child and she’s hurt. Treat her now or I swear I’ll—” “Alpha Tristan.” I stepped forward before he could finish the threat. “That warrior is in far worse shape than Genevieve. She’s already healing. I can barely find another mark on her.” I had come out of the same fight with deeper bruises than she carried. Color flooded Tristan’s face. “You don’t understand! She’s barely conscious. She was attacked like everyone else.” Genevieve’s eyelids fluttered open just enough fo

Tristan's povA wave of gloom crashed over me the moment we returned from the High Council. In less than a month, my world had completely fallen apart. I had lost my wife, my partner, and my Luna. Every single thing in my life felt warped and out of place. "What's running through your mind, Alpha Tristan?" Genevieve asked softly. She glided over, dropping to her knees between my legs and offering me a crystal glass filled with dark red wine. "Please, stop putting yourself through this agony." I tilted my head back against the leather chair and closed my eyes, a heavy weight pressing down on my chest. What on earth had I done? Briar was my fated mate, a sacred gift granted to me by the Moon Goddess. No one understood the inner workings of my mind the way she did. Our wolves had been bound in complete harmony. The moment she severed our connection and rejected me, my wolf cried out in unbearable agony before retreating into the absolute dark. I had tried calling out to him a hundred

Logan's pov I spent the entire day and night searching the estate grounds and searching room after room. My wolf was practically pacing a hole through my mind without her nearby—the enforced separation was absolute agony. I sparred verbally with Clara more times than I could count, but she refused to leak Briar's whereabouts. It took a stern reprimand from Grandfather to finally force me into submission. Yet the moment she appeared at the edge of the clearing, every second of frustration vanished. She took my breath away as she walked down the stone path. My new Luna looked stunning—the tailored silk gown hugged her silhouette perfectly. Her lace veil drifted over her collarbone, cascading into a soft train behind her. When our eyes finally met, my chest seized. The second the Shaman granted his blessing, I yanked back her veil and pulled her in, desperate to erase the distance between us. My hands cupped the back of her neck, bringing her mouth to mine in a deep, burning kiss that