The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94

These from the council gathering stayed inside the territory long after we returned. Wolves moved carefully through for sale and even the guards looked sharper than usual whenever Conrad passed them.

I out more Cometa private office with reports spread across the table while rain pressed lightly against the windows. Combat sort scar the shelves reading through intelligence files, but his attention kept shifting toward me every few

evo to stay quiet after the bearing,” he remarked.

Teatert tarda sigut my chair and folded one report shut. “That was their first mistake”

ALottaal reactor crossed his face before he lowered another file onto the des “And the second?”

Innket tinect a um “Thinking Bethany still controls the pace of this.”

The conversation changed everything after that night. Instead of waiting for Bethany or Holmes to move again. I started wirang tinect with Conrad’s intelligence wolves every day.

WORK TECARE Ture aggressive than simple tracking. We traced hidden transfers between territories, intercepted financed roue ted to bethany’s supporters, and quietly exposed several wolves taking payments through neutral Alpha

One of Conrad’s meeligence wolves pushed another file toward me during a strategy meeting later that afternoon. “This account annet tie of betiany’s remaining supporters inside the eastern territories.”

ater he accumeme carefully before answering. “Send the information anonymously to the rival families they’ve been

The wit winest wins before nooding. “That will turn them against each other.”

Conca acest ne quet from across the room during most of those meetings. He rarely interrupted unless necessar berated he was atenton stayed fixed on me whenever I started directing discussions myself

Leting diren te mmeligente wolves fmally leh. Conrad closed the office door behind them and walked back

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rulent safety up the iurcars and exhaustion sat clearly across his face despite how carefully be hid it

* Attilayers made this berritory in less than a week” he admitted

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Chapter 94

reviewed reports late into

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was doing it

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sted techcally but neither

used it as a shield ander

The twins made that impossible anyway

Kyra sat beside me in one of the inner loungese next afternoon while I helped her organize reading materials across the table.

Zane trained outside with several of Conrad’s wolves, though he kept glancing toward the windows every few minutes like he needed to confirm we were still nearby.

Kyra suddenly looked down at my stomach with complete seriousness.

I almost laughed. “Why?”

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“Because Conrad looks annoyed all the time,” she answered calmly

A loud protest came immediately from outside the open doors.

“I heard that.” Zane shouted.

think the baby will act like Conrad”

Kyra ignored him completely. “But maybe the baby gets your stubbornness instead.”

I smiled despite myself and brushed a hand lightly through her hair. “That sounds worse.”

Zane walked into the room a second later carrying a towel over his shoulder. “Definitely worse.”

“You’re both dramatic,” I muttered.

Conrad entered behind him moments later, and his gaze immediately moved toward us before settling briefly on me. The look lasted only seconds, but it carried enough warmth now that I no longer doubted what it meant.

The rest of the territory noticed those changes too.

Several Alpha families visiting for council preparation started approaching me directly instead of speaking only through, Conrad. Some offered quiet support while others tested my reactions carefully, watching for weakness or insecurity

One older Alpha woman stopped beside me during a strategy gathering two days later. “You’ve adapted to this territory quickly.”

I held her gaze calmly. “I had reason to.”

Her eyes shifted briefly toward Conrad across the room before returning to me again. “Not every wolf survives standing beside a Supreme Alpha.”

“I’m not planning to survive it,” I replied evenly. “I’m planning to keep standing there.”

The woman studied me for another second before giving a small nod and walking away Conrad approached the not long afterward with clear awareness of the exchange

“You handled that well,” he remarked quietly,

“She wasn’t looking for politeness,” I answered

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her for most of that evening after the gathering ended. By the time the territory finally settled into

anted caching up to both of us

The court inside his chamber while he read through another stack of council documents. jande muremt abentmindedly across my stomach while his attention stayed on the reports.

de that let neer” i murmured softly

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