To ruin an Omega novel Chapter 456

Chapter 456: The sitting game 2

CIAN

He shifted his stance.

"And even if Aldric did send information to them, we do not know what he said or how they will respond. They might dismiss it entirely. They might not even care. Attacking them now could be the very thing that convinces the world that Luna Fia is a dangerous threat who has done something to a rather rational Alpha and caused him to start a senseless war."

I listened. Let him speak without interruption. This was what I needed from a Beta. Someone who would push back. Who would force me to examine my decisions from every angle instead of charging forward on instinct and rage.

"But I understand your reason," Garrett said finally. "I understand why you have to do it."

His expression hardened with resolve.

"So I stand by you, Alpha Cian."

The door opened then.

Fia walked in.

She looked terrible. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. Her face held that hollow, fragile quality that came after breaking down completely. But she stood straight, and her gaze found mine immediately.

"What are you planning?" she asked.

Her voice came steady despite everything written across her features.

I opened my mouth to answer, but the words stuck. How did I tell her I was about to start a war in her name? How did I explain that fear for her safety had pushed me to the edge of something dark and bloody?

Garrett glanced between us, clearly uncertain whether to stay or leave.

Fia stepped further into the room. She looked at Garrett, then back at me.

"I heard part of it," she said. "The door was not closed all the way."

Of course. She would have heard. Would have caught enough to understand what I intended.

"Fia—"

"You are going to attack Lily of the Valley." She stated it as fact, not a question. "In two days. During heat season."

I nodded.

"Because of what Aldric might have told them about me."

"Yes."

She crossed her arms. The motion looked defensive, but her eyes stayed locked on mine.

"And you think killing their Alpha and his bloodline will solve the problem."

"It will eliminate the threat before it spreads further."

"Or it will start a war that destroys both our packs." Her voice sharpened. "The council will not stand for an unprovoked attack. The royal werewolves will demand what they call justice. You could lose everything."

"I could lose you."

The words came out raw and unfiltered.

Fia’s expression cracked slightly. Emotion bled through despite her best efforts to stay composed.

"You will not lose me," she said quietly. "Not like this."

"You do not know that." I moved toward her. "If the council learns what Aldric has sold them to believe that you are, if they decide fleshcraft taint makes you dangerous—"

"I am not tainted by fleshcraft." Her interruption came fiercely. "You said that yourself. You said it did not matter."

"It does not matter to me." I stopped in front of her. Close enough to touch but not quite reaching. "But it will matter to them. The laws are clear. Anything created through forbidden magic is to be destroyed."

"I was not created through fleshcraft."

"I know. But Aldric’s tall tales will cause them to believe that your bloodline carries the mark of it." I hated saying the words. Hated giving them weight. "That might be enough."

Fia stared up at me. Tears gathered in her eyes but did not fall.

"So you will slaughter an entire family to maybe prevent a threat that might not even come."

Put like that, it sounded monstrous.

Maybe it was.

"I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe," I said.

"Even if it means becoming the monster they fear?"

The question hung between us. Heavy and impossible to answer.

Because she was right. If I did this, if I attacked Lily of the Valley without provocation and murdered their Alpha’s bloodline, I would become exactly the kind of threat the council existed to eliminate.

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