My Cheating Mate (Emma and Jeremy) novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261

“I’m defending the future. Elena’s smirk never wavered. “Alpha Trent, you think you won because the assault failed. Because Marcus is dead and I’m captured and the Preservation Front is broken. But you’re wrong.”

“How am I wrong?”

“Because ideology doesn’t die with individual believers. Because there are hundreds-thousands of wolves and vampires and other supernatural creatures who agree with me. Who understand that integration is dangerous. Who are watching what happens to me and learning.” She leaned forward despite the handcuffs. “Kill me. Exile me. Rehabilitate me. It doesn’t matter. The opposition to integration doesn’t end with the Preservation Front. We were just the beginning.”

Silence in the interrogation room.

“You’re saying there are more extremist organizations,” Alpha Jeremy said carefully.

“I’m saying there will always be extremists. As long as wolves like you keep pushing integration. As long as families like yours normalize cross-species bonds. As long as children like Grace grow up thinking vampire uncles are acceptable-there will be opposition. Violent opposition, if necessary.” She paused. “We tried kidnapping your daughter. That failed. But Alpha Trent, there are other ways to oppose integration. Other targets. Other methods. The Preservation Front is gone. But the ideology? That’s immortal.”

My wolf was snarling now. Demanding I go in there, stop this conversation, eliminate the threat sitting across from Alpha Jeremy.

Victoria’s hand landed on my shoulder. “Connor, breathe. She’s trying to provoke. Trying to make us react emotionally instead of strategically.”

“She’s threatening Grace. Threatening the whole integration movement-

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“She’s one captured extremist making empty threats to maintain/some sense of power.” Victoria’s voice was firm. “Connor, Lord Castellan eliminated Marcus Dane. Your Alpha killed Thomas Vex. Elena Frost is the last leadership, and she’s in handcuffs facing Council judgment. Her threats are-smoke. Trying to make defeat look like victory.”

On screen, Alpha Jeremy stood. “Elena, you’re going before the Council in two weeks. I’d suggest you think carefully about how much cooperation you want to show. Because right now, you’re positioning yourself as an unrepentant terrorist who’s openly threatening continued violence against integration. That’s not going to result in rehabilitation. That’s going to result in permanent exile or execution.”

“Then execute me.” Elena’s smile was genuine now. Satisfied. “Make me a martyr, Alpha Trent. Show every supernatural creature who opposes integration that the Trent family responds to ideological opposition with death. That’ll definitely help

your cause.”

The Council will make that determination. Not me.” He moved toward the door, “You’ll be field in secure custody until your hearing. Guards will be vampire-Lord Castellan’s people. I wouldn’t try anything,”

“I won’t. I’ve already accomplished what came for.” Elena’s voice followed him to the door. “Alpha Trent, Gracer is aighten now, yes? Newly mated? How lovely. I wonder if her children will even know what a traditional pack structure looks like if they’ll grow up so integrated that the concept of species identity is foreign to them”

Alpha Jeremy stopped at the door. Turned back. “Elena, my future grandchildren will grow up knowing diey to wolves “They’ll also grow up knowing their great-ticle is a vampire and that’s completely normal. That’s not Ines of identity: That’s expansio of family. And isonestly? I think that’s beautiful ”

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“She’s not going to cooperate,” I said immediately. “Alpha Jeremy, she’s-she’s openly threatening more violence. Saying the Preservation Front was just the beginning-”

“I know what she said. He looked tired. More tired than I’d seen him even after the assault. “Connor, Elena Frost is a true believer. Has been for twenty years. She’s not going to suddenly develop remorse or recognize that her ideology caused real harm. She’s going to go to the Council, make her case for traditionalism, and probably end up executed or permanently exiled.” “Good. She deserves it after what she did-”

“What she deserves and what’s strategically smart are different things.” He ran his hand through his hair. “Connor, if the Council executes Elena, she becomes a martyr. Proof that integration supporters silence opposition with violence. That’s- that’s exactly what she wants.”

“So what do we do?” Victoria asked. “Let her spread ideology from exile?”

“We let the Council make the determination about appropriate consequences while we focus on what actually matters- building integration models that work so well that Elena’s ideology becomes obviously wrong to anyone watching.” Alpha Jeremy looked at both of us. “Connor, Victoria, extremists like Elena will always exist. There will always be wolves who oppose change. Who think tradition matters more than evolution. We can’t eliminate that by force. We can only prove them wrong by succeeding.”

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