Chapter 135
The inital shock wean off, and the wives begin to patie. The elders are shooting, and the alphas are pissed. The Lycans are
ang tower to get them to the drown, but there’s so much barbe able to say after what he just told them for a mrs. I dainak he’s going to keep in tradition with the Axel men’s actions and tell everyone to that the hell up w comand
But as the wolves are fighting, Ivar looks back at Kaylee. There are wears streaming dom her face, and the can barely look sp at the chans happening in what in row supposed to be her grand hall. I’m sure that Ragnar’s compulsion is taking a tolon ber, lut Kayler is still an alpha of the people. It’s not something she’ll forget with a command. The will always pick what is right for them, even if it costs her peace.
Do you have anything to say to them” he asks her loud enough for everyone to hear. “Or are you just going to sit there crying. Alpha Kaylee?
At the sound of her name, some of the wolves settled down. Kaylee looks up at him skeptically and then over at the people. 1 tighten my hold on Ragnar’s hand nervously. She’s being offered a way in, and the Kaylee I know wouldn’t miss the opportunity
She wipes the tears in her eyes with a quick sweep. That self–pity turns into anger as she stands to meet Ivar’s challenge. She step down and makes her way over to him, the same way she’s always taken charge. He grabs her arm and whispers something into her ear before he steps away to give the floor. Kaylee stands there, taking in a couple of deep breaths before the looks up at the wolves, who are not happy about the predicament they seem to find themselves in
Calling me Alpha Kaylee feels a lot like rubbing salt into a newly opened wound, doesn’t it?”
She looks back at Ivar with the nastiest glare I’ve ever seen on her face. He looks over at us with a smirk on his face. Ragnar rolls his eyes and leans closer to me without taking his eyes off his brother now that she’s standing so close to him.
I didn’t want to believe it when it came out of Luna Romano’s mouth, but I think the reason why I was able to get so close to Kaylee was that she reminded me so much of Gavin. I always thought it was because they worked so closely together while training to become members of the city council,
But I see it as clear as day now. I understand why my mother went as far as she did for Luna Romano. The two of them shared something that neither of them wanted to get out, and I know only one person who can help me make sense of what happened between the two of them and the rogue that fathered my brother and Kaylee. Unfortunately, I channelled the water in her body days after she recovered from the nastiest burns I’ve ever seen on someone.
“The truth is really as simple as this thing says, she addresses the wolves. “It’s inevitable, and trying to run from this is only going to get us killed. The Alpha King, has turned his back on us. It’s easy to say this is all the omega’s fault, but the truth isn’t as black–and–white.
As much as I hate to admit it, they’re right. We turned our backs on the last person who actually gave a fuck about us. We accepted that she was a low rank and unfit to stand by a man we considered our alpha. We all felt it the moment she was cast
ande
“The shelters closed down. The food drives stopped. Crime rates spiked. And our taxes were at an all–time high because we were fed lies. They told us the stole the money budgeted for civil issues. It was all a lie. While we were drowning. Poppy and Lieza were living their best lives in their fourteen–thousand–dollar mating ball dresses. Funding their lifestyle with our hard- earned money. These are the consequences of our actions, she removes her coat, showing her pack branding
I take a deep breath and reach for my hunting knife in my coat. I whistle, making her look back at me. I hold it out, Riving her a nod. Her lower lip wobble and despite everything that’s happened, my heart breaks seeing her like that I pull away when Ragnar reaches for me, and I get down to join her. I pull off one of my t–shirts and op it to wrap it around her armni tiginly.
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“Don’t,” Ragnar growls when I hold out the hunting knife. If the so much as scratches you with that dang I will kill everyone in here, Sophia
“This isn’t what I wanted, I ignore him.
You knew going after them would have consequences, she takes the knife. “You knew
Not like this. I wanted one life. You and your family made it difficult not to take it up to the King. Everything your fatter ind Alpha Romano did will come to light. You’re angry, but not as angry as they are. They lost their Queen, their Queen candidate, and their princess on the same day we lost everything as well.
They lost their future, and as compensation, they were given the scraps of a city that holds no real value to their race They’re here because I asked, and they will stay as long as we all play our roles. Like it or not, we all belong to them
take a step back to stand with Ivar. I reach for his hand as she removes the knife from its sheath. She looks down Artume crest on her arm and turns to the wolves. It’s a two–by–two–inch mark
don’t know how we move forward from
ollow a King who has betrayed ou home, and I’d do anything for i
he holds the blade up to the m she cuts the mark out. Ivar
know exactly what that una, but I respected th
> be the Luna of Art
You were reckless
Kaylee is a long rust her. Fo
Fon,” she says, holding the knife in her hand. “But I know that I no longer want
- me. I don’t want to be here any more than the rest of you. However,
alder. Other wolves step forward, releasing their claws. Kaylee lets out a grows tches his mate carve out a piece of her soul.
of something that meant the whole world. I may not have wanted to be the point. I wanted everything for us as I believed a Luna should. Maybe I wasn’t t my best to prove that I was always where I needed to be
var scolds me when I let go of his hand.
y head. “But she’s a very good person. She
hirt anyone who doesn’t d
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
