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he began cautiously, “have you given any thought to the council’s suggestion about taking a new wife? It would solidify your position and—” A surge of anger shot through me, and I barely restrained the urge to shift. My power flared, suffocating the room with its intensity. “Enough!” I roared, my voice echoing off the walls. The council members visibly trembled, their faces pale with fear. “I will not hear another word about that.” They bowed their heads, gasping for breath as the pressure of my dominance crushed them. “We apologize, Alpha,” one of them stammered. “It won’t be brought up again.”

"We're trying to get this all under control. Nene and Aza talked me out of starting a war and talked me into confiding with the council instead." "The council?" "It's kind of like the Board for all of the bloodsuckers and their clans. Making sure they stay in check, don't break none of the rules, things like that. They're the last ones I wanted to go to for help, but they were always on Terah's side. And now that Terah's gone I don't have a choice. And Hepzibah's upset because her idea of war and my idea of war are completely -"

Chapter 68 Duiane's POV The council room was stifling. Every member of the council seated there was a force unto themselves, powerful, savvy, and conservative like shackles they wore with pride. And now, their anger were directed against me. I sat in the chair at the far end of the table, my hands resting on the carved wolf heads that adorned the armrests. I was calm on the surface, but a storm was brewing inside me. As we started the meeting, I knew Nathan would make a fuss, he'd always been trying to do that for years. But this was more than I'd anticipated.

I think the council is planning on coming down here to detain Ty! 'Oh, hells no they aren’t! You want a fight that will keep them away? We will show them something spectacular!' 'Don’t go and show off dude, just please, be normal?!' Jan watches Ty for a few more seconds, slowly rolling back over. It seems like her guard is down, so he pushes his back legs out, hoping to slide enough to get under her belly. All he managed to do was give us some awful hay burn and show Ty that we are done playing. Ty pounces on Jan’s back, pulling on his left ear. Jan stands up and goes to roll on his back when a council member walks out into the arena.

Both he and Noah walked toward the council member. The council member stepped back in fear, and he started to sweat. Noah walked to him, grabbed his neck, and lifted him off the floor. Noah tightened his grip around the council member's neck, and he yelled in pain. He yelled for a few minutes, and his screams slowly turned into a roar. His eyes went completely black as Noah’s aura burned through his neck.

Then silence. I lay back on my bed and stared at the ceiling. My mind wouldn’t stop. The vision from the artifact. Eli’s words. The changes in my body. Lila’s anger. Ryan’s sacrifice. It was all too much. I closed my eyes, trying to push it away. But sleep didn’t come easy. The house felt different now. Like it was holding its breath, waiting for the next storm. Far into the woods, deep within the hidden Shadowfang quarters, the council gathered in the main hall. Torches flickered along the stone walls. The air was thick with tension. Maps were spread across the long wooden table. Whispers filled the room as the leaders discussed their next move.

Leo is close but not hovering, a solid shadow at the edge of her space. Cassian finds me before I can hunt Ronan down. “Council’s done,” he says by way of greeting. He looks tired. Older. “You should hear this from someone who won’t sugarcoat it.” My stomach drops. “Let me guess. They decided to mind their own business and let us figure shit out like adults.” He snorts. “In an alternate universe, maybe.” We step aside, away from the busiest part of the yard. Naomi and Bella trail after us anyway. I don’t tell them to stay back.

She spread her hands, the mist swirling around her like smoke. “…now the Council will do our work for us. They’ll destroy him, piece by agonizing piece, and no one will ever blame us. He’ll suffer—and we’ll be free.” For a heartbeat, silence reigned. Only the faint thrum of engines at the gates and the distant crackle of radios filled the night. Then Lucian exhaled, a sound caught between disbelief and bitter amusement. He shook his head slowly, a humorless laugh slipping past his lips. “That bastard,” he muttered.

“But I did love you.” He nodded, a small smile forming on his lips, which I returned. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I’m sorry too.” We exchanged soft smiles before I began shifting in my seat. Carter noticed and looked confused. “Something wrong?” he asked. “Well, you’ve probably noticed how everything is spiraling,” I reminded him. “Unfortunately.” “The council is going to push you harder now unless someone steps up to take over for a little while, and your mother refuses to leave her room,” I informed him.

I narrowed my eyes into thin slits, "First, no matter what rumors you fed people but Council knows that the warriors of the North attacked us the day of my wedding to Arnold. They know I was kidnapped by the King of the North. In short, they know that I didn't run away from my responsibilities and never abandoned my people." I could see the film playing in his eyes but I wasn't done yet, "Second, Nicholus and I weren't some lovers who ran away out of selfishness. Everyone, including the Council, knows that we are true fated mates. And it's the Council we are talking about whose whole purpose is to stick to the rules. Do you really think they would raise any objection on our relationship or q