Let Them Kneel (kaelani and Julian) novel Chapter 76

Kaelani’s brows furrowed, her eyes fixed on him. “Wait…” Her voice was low, stunned. “You ran tests on me?”

Julian froze as he met her gaze, guilt radiating from every line of his face.

“You knew I wasn’t an Omega?” she continued, her tone rising with disbelief. “You knew—and you kept that from me?”

The entire chamber seemed to shrink.

Julian’s lips parted, but no words came out at first. Shame settled across his features like storm clouds. Regret hit him in waves — raw, heavy, and unspoken.

Julian finally spoke, but his voice lacked its usual surety.

“I—I was waiting,” he stammered. “For more answers. I didn’t want to say anything until I—until we—”

Kaelani let out a bitter laugh, eyes narrowing.

“You know what? Save it.”

She straightened as best she could, chains gone but fury still shackled to her limbs.

“I’m not going with anyone,” she snapped. “Not to the Blackthorn pack. And I sure as fuck am not going back to Silveredge.”

The room held its breath as her voice rose, thick with anger and defiance.

“I paid my dues. And I couldn’t care less about your Lycan codes. What the fuck have they ever done for me?”

Her gaze swept across the stunned Council.

“What have your precious codes done for any of us? For the mistreated? The trafficked? The enslaved Omegas rotting away in Silveredge or goddess knows how many other packs just like it?”

Julian’s mother leaned subtly toward Jace, her lips barely moving.

“She’s got some fire in her,” she murmured, a glint of admiration in her eyes.

Jace’s mouth curved into a smirk.

But the Elder’s voice rose again, cutting through the charged air like a blade.

“Miss Kaelani, you will watch your tongue in this chamber, or we will hold you in contempt.”

Kaelani’s eyes narrowed in opposition, but before she could retort, the Elder pressed on.

“You will be returned to Silveredge. It is your rightful pack.”

Her body stilled.

Then—“No,” she said, breath catching in her throat.

She began to back away slowly, step by step toward the chamber doors.

“You can’t do this,” she whispered. Her voice trembled—not with fear, but with mounting panic. “You can’t—”

“Guards,” the Elder ordered sharply. “Do not let her leave.”

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