My Cheating Mate (Emma and Jeremy) novel Chapter 230

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Chapter 230

“Then we need to hear it.” She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. “But Connor, after this after we deal with whatever Uncle Cas found out-

“We’ll finish this conversation.” I kissed her quickly. “Grace, I want you. Want this. Want to show you physically how much I love you. But-”

“But extremists have terrible timing.” She smiled despite everything. “Okay. Presentable?”

I looked at her. Shirt buttoned wrong, hair wild from my hands, lips swollen from kissing. “You look thoroughly kissed. But dressed. That’s probably the best we’re managing.”

“Good enough.” She went to the door, opening it to reveal Lord Castellan standing in the hallway with a tablet and an expression that managed to be both apologetic and urgent.

He took in our appearance with ancient eyes that definitely knew what he’d interrupted. “My apologies for the timing. But this information-” He looked at me. “Connor, Courtney gave us details about the Preservation Front leadership. Names, meeting locations, communication methods.”

“That’s good. Right?” Grace was trying to smooth her hair casually. Not succeeding.

“It’s very good. It’s also complicated.” Lord Castellan moved into the room, closing the door behind him. “The Preservation Front is larger than we anticipated. More organized. And Grace-” He looked at her seriously. “They’re not waiting the full week. According to Courtney, they’re planning to move in three days. Escalate significantly if your family doesn’t dissolve the vampire alliance.”

Three days. Not seven. Three.

“What kind of escalation?” I asked, my protective instincts overriding everything else.

“Direct assault. On Grace specifically.” Lord Castellan’s voice was grim. “Connor, they’re planning to kidnap her. Use her as leverage to force Alpha Jeremy to end the integration model.”

Grace went pale. “Kidnap–they’re going to-

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“They’re going to try.” Lord Castellan’s emphasis on ‘try‘ was clear. “Grace, that’s why I interrupted. We need to adjust protection protocols immediately. No more studio time alone. No more anything alone. You’re under guard constantly until we neutralize this threat.”

“I can’t live like that-

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“You can live like that for three days while we hunt down the Preservation Front leadership and end this!” He pulled up something on his tablet. “Courtney gave us six names. Six wolves who coordinate the extremist network. We eliminate them, we eliminate the immediate threat.” 1

“Eliminate.” Grace’s voice was quiet. “Uncle Cas, are you talking about killing them?”

“I’m talking about stopping terrorists who want to kidnap my niece and use her as a hostage.” His eyes had gone black. Vampire lord, not Uncle Cas. “Grace, I’ve been patient. I’ve been diplomatic. I’ve let your father handle this through proper channels. But they’re planning to kidnap you. That’s that’s where my patience ends.”

The temperature in the room had dropped. I pulled Grace against ine instinctively, my wolf surging with the need to protect my

mate.

“What’s the plan?” I asked.

“The plan is Grace stays here. Protected. While your father, myself, and select coalition members track down the Preservation Front leadership before they can execute their kidnapping plot “Lord Castellan looked at me “Connor, I need you here. With Grace. You’re her mate. Her primary protector I need to know someone I trust absolutely is guarding her while we hunt. ”

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