Chaptapter 535 Approvals
DANIMINEL
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DANIEL
In the afternoon, Amy requested a brief meeting with the medical ethics committee. I stayed nearby while she spoke with them. They discussed her condition, the previous interference with her pregnancy, and the safeguards now in place.
The committee confirmed that no further procedures would be scheduled without her consent. That assurance mattered more than any statement the council could make.
When she came back to me, she looked tired but relieved.
“They admitted it went too far,” she said. “Not openly. But enough.”
“That’s something,” I replied.
“It’s accountability,” she said. “Even if it’s quiet.”
As the days passed, pressure increased on all sides. The Southern representative sent follow–up requests for dialogue. The council delayed responding.
Elias went silent. Mark remained under watch, cooperative but guarded. Clara stayed in holding, aware that her fate was now tied to how much the system was willing to expose itself.
One evening, as Amy rested, I stood alone on the balcony and looked out over the compound. The pack moved below in organized patterns. Guards changed shifts. Lights stayed on in the council wing. No one was relaxed.
This was no longer a waiting game.
The inquiry had shifted the balance. It was forcing everyone to act within defined limits, including those who preferred shadows. Elias would not accept that forever. Neither would the Southern Alpha.
And when they moved next, it would not be through Clara.
It would be direct.
That was the next conflict coming into focus, and this time, we would be ready for it.
The next phase began without ceremony. There was no announcement, no public signal that the inquiry had widened again. The council preferred quiet control when stakes were this high. That suited me.
Cole met me before dawn with updated files. He placed the tablet on the table between us and
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stepped back.
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“We intercepted encrypted traffic last night,” he said. “Not from Elias directly. From a relay node outside Southern borders.”
“Commercial?” I asked.
“On paper,” Cole replied. “In practice, it’s a private security contractor. They don’t take jobs without approval from the top.”
That narrowed it further.
“So the Southern Alpha is moving pieces without stepping forward,” I said.
“Yes,” Cole said. “And it isn’t about Clara anymore.”
I scrolled through the data. Shipping manifests. Medical supply reroutes. Personnel transfers disguised as training rotations.
“They’re repositioning,” I said. “Not attacking.”
rage,” Cole replied.
Cole hesitated. “Amy?”
“She’s the priority,” I said
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quarters. She was already awake, sitting at the small table he looked up as I entered.
orts toward me. “I was reviewing the committee logs. There are
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eries of approvals. “These signatures don’t match the timeline. Someone orary authority transfers after my abduction but before Clara was detained.”
mean someone expected the fallout,” I said.
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“Yes,” Amy replied. “Or planned for it.”
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Her voice stayed steady, but I could feel her wolf tense. Mine responded instinctively, moving closer to her. I placed my hand over hers.
“You shouldn’t be digging this deep,” I said quietly.
She met my eyes. “They already crossed that line with me.”
I didn’t argue. She was right.
Later that morning, the council convened a restricted session. I attended alongside Cole. Amy joined remotely, per medical advice. The Southern representative was present again, calm as before.
“The inquiry appears to be expanding beyond its original scope,” he said. “This creates uncertainty.”
“Uncertainty exists when facts are hidden,” one of the elders replied. “We are correcting that.”
e representative nodded. “The Southern Alpha remains committed to cooperation.”
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