Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 377

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My wolf stirred uneasily within me as Emily flung open the den door, her face ashen, eyes brimming with unshed

tears.

The scent of her fear, sharp and raw, pierced through the air.

My own pack, the Silvermoon Pack, felt the tremor of her anxiety.

“Big Brother…” she whimpered, her voice barely a breath.

Caleb, his own powerful Alpha scent a stark contrast to Emily’s vulnerability, stepped inside, shutting the den door with a decisive snap. His words were clipped, urgent, a necessary counterpoint to the rising panic.

“The Howlnet is ablaze, the whispers already spreading through the pack.

The elders are demanding answers. You must come with me.”

Emily shrieked, a high–pitched wail that tore through the relative quiet, “No!”

She flinched, covering her ear?

stumbling backward.

“I don’t want to go! I’ll be disgraced! My honor will be stained!”

She launched herself at him, her claws momentarily extended in desperation before retracting as she clutched at

his arm.

“Big Brother, save me! You have to have a way, don’t you?”

Her usually bright eyes were wide and haunted, her form thinner than I remembered, the hollows under her eyes

dark.

Any lingering resentment I felt towards her evaporated instantly, replaced by a fierce protectiveness. My own wolf growled low in my chest, sensing the injustice she had suffered.

Caleb reached out, his touch gentle as he stroked her fur.

“Emily, little sister, this isn’t the time for defiance. The entire pack knows. I cannot shield you from this.”

He tried to soothe her, but his words were like pebbles thrown against a raging river.

Her composure shattered, her sobs racking her entire body.

“I don’t care! I don’t want to face the Pack Council! Big Brother! I don’t want to be judged!”

Seeing her distress, understanding the cruel manipulation Jared had inflicted upon her, he pulled her into a comforting embrace.

His wolf’s scent, a comforting blend of strength and reassurance, washed over her.

“Hush, little one,” he murmured, his voice low and steady.

“Be brave. Come with me. I promise I will find a way to mitigate this. We cannot allow the Silvermoon Pack to

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suffer shame.”

Emily stiffened, her body trembling. She understood; Caleb valued the Pack’s reputation above all else. For the good name of Silvermoon, he would sacrifice anything.

She knew she couldn’t disobey him, clinging to him, tears streaming down her face, her scent a potent blend of ear and desperation.

The last time she had faced questioning had been unbearable; this was an arrest! The impending judgment fined her with dread.

She cursed her inaction, her failure to allow Caleb to handle things from the beginning.

At that moment, the silhouette of a pack member shifted, their gaze capturing Caleb holding Emily close, his comforting presence offering a fragile shield against the storm.

A voice echoed through the Howlnet:

‘Even though they are not blood siblings, is this appropriate behavior for an Alpha?”

My wolf snarled at the intrusion.

This wasn’t about propriety, it was about protecting Emily.