Third person’s POV
The air in the room was thick with the sour smell of stress.
Everyone knew that Lance’s mate, Adide, was Alpha Zander’s granddaughter.
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By calling Lance out in front of everyone, Lycan Erasmus was backing him into a corner.
If Lance agreed to haul Zander in for trial, he’d Be crushing his Adide’s heart. That kind of pain could drive a wolf insane and put a serious crack in their mating bond.
Standing nearby, Elias felt his skin crawl.
He took one look at Lance’s stone–cold expression and decided to take the hit for him. He stepped forward and bowed.
“Lycan Erasmus,” Elias said, his voice loud enough to fill the silence.
“I think we should recall Alpha Zander for questioning immediately. We can let his son, Russell, take overmand at the border for now.”
As the guy in charge of military logistics, it was technically Elias’s job to weigh in. It was a smooth move that gave Lance some breathing room.
Lycan Erasmus’s golden eyes shifted to Elias, cold and unreadable. “Any objections?”
The room went dead silent. You could hear a pin drop.
One by one, the other Alphas looked away and muttered their agreement.
“I’m with him.”
Lance didn’t say a word. He just stood there, stiff as a board.
He didn’t fight it because he knew this wasing.
He and Zander had been talking through encrypted messages for months.
The Snowdeer Town massacre was a blood debt that wasn’t going away.
They couldn’t bring back dead civilians, and that blood had already stained the soil.
Zander had actually tried to turn himself in months ago<i>, </i>but back then, Lycan Erasmus had buried the story to keep the peace.
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Take this down. Lycan Erasmus said to his sectary
First, Alpha Zander is relieved of duty. He’s to nura to the card for Hovedga immediately.”
He narrowed his eyes. Andmand of the border goes this on person
Elias’s eye twitched.
He’d suggested Russell, but Lycan Erasmus chose Jetterson inseadh
It was a subtle power move–a reminder of who was really in charge.
“Second,” Erasmus’s voice dropped sounding like ice. “Are Veta She’s the one who drew up the ns and signed off on the Snowdeer Town orders. Put her in mum stay and wait for my word.”
Lycan Erasmus didn’t mention Ulrik once.
That kind of silence was almost scarier than a prison sentence
Nobody said a word. At this point<b>, </b>the less they were inched, the bemer
Outside the heavy doors, Ulrik was standing in the hall like a statue.
Even with the soundproofing, his wolf ears picked <b>up </b>enough of the convenation to make his stomach chum.
He broke into a cold sweat. The smell of fearing off <b>him </b>was so bad that the guards nearby actually moved away in disgust
He was finished.
Ulrik’s legs started shaking. Velda was a dead woman walking
But what about him?
He was the captain of the squad that snuck into Western Tribe to burn their supplies. He was supposed to be in charge of Velda, and he let her lose it and ughter a whole vige. He’d been so clueless that he didn’t even know what happened until the news hit the capital If he didn’t know what his own <b>team </b><b>was </b>doing, how could Alpha Zander–who was miles
<b>away </b>in amand tent–possibly have known
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Ulrik closed his eyes and balled his fists until his hails drew blood. He realized he was the one who had dragged a war hero like Zander into the dirt.
“Go.
The lead enforcer bowed to Lycan Erasmus and marched out of the hall.
They sent the whole squad to surround the Bloodmoon territory to make sure Velda didn’t
run<b>. </b>
Back at the house, Gloria was losing her mind.
She hid in her room until she saw through the window that they were only there for Velda. Only then did she dare to step out.
When the sirens started, Velda knew it was over.
She stood on her porch, holding a long, sharp de and looking up at the gray sky.
The wind hit the jagged scar on her face–a permanent reminder of her past.
Suddenly, the front gate was kicked open.
As the squad swarmed the yard, Velda gave her wrist a quick flick. Her sword cut through the air, stopping just inches from the lead officer, Thorne’s throat.
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.