Her Mate, Her Secret, His Twins
The news settled over Wren like ice water, old fear rising fast enough to steal her breath. "He's still trying to discredit me. Even after everything."
"He won't succeed." Kade's voice carried steady conviction, though his jaw remained tight with barely restrained fury. "Corvin already warned me the council views this as a desperate final move, not a credible challenge."
"Desperate moves still do damage, Kade. Even when they fail." Wren rose from the bench, old instinct pushing her toward motion, toward preparation, toward anything that felt like control over a situation threatening to spiral beyond it. "What exactly does he intend to argue?"