Unmatched Wife: Not His To Claim Anymore novel Chapter 130

Chapter 130

Chapter 130

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“Matthew Morrison had motivation. He wanted Bianca out of the way, wanted to protect Mia. But the specific ritual used–the one that created the appearance of death without actually killing her–that level of work required a practitioner with significant skill. The kind of skill Voss’s coven has access to.” Elijah laid out documentation. “We think Voss’s people approached Matthew Morrison or one of his associates, offered a solution to his problem that also served their purposes. Bianca would appear dead. The coven would have access to her for the ritual. Everyone got what they wanted.”

“Except it went wrong,” Mikael said. “Bianca survived when she shouldn’t have. Escaped with Rivera before the coven could collect her. And now they’re improvising.”

I thought about Bianca–about the woman who’d walked into this city carrying nothing but her skills and her determination to survive. Who’d built a life here in months, become essential to Louis’s recovery, become something more than essential to Lucian.

Who had no idea, until two days ago, how many layers of conspiracy had surrounded her supposed death:

And who still didn’t know that the man she was living with, the man she’d said she loved, was the actual Alpha King.

That particular secret was sitting in my chest like a stone. Lucian had promised me twice now that he would tell her. Had promised himself, and me, and everyone in that room after the first night. And still, every morning arrived with Bianca knowing almost the full truth but not quite the final piece.

I understood why. I didn’t forgive it, but I understood it.

“There’s something else,” Roy said, his voice careful. “Something I’ve been trying to confirm before raising it.”

“Raise it now,” I said.

“The third blood sample Voss needs.” Roy looked at me directly. “I don’t think it’s Louis she’s primarily targeting. I think Louis is a backup. The primary target–the one she’s been most focused on acquiring–is Theo Morrison.”

The name landed in the room like a stone into still water.

“Bianca’s son,” I said.

“Bianca is a curse–breaker of established lineage. Elena was a curse–breaker of established lineage. If Theo inherited Bianca’s abilities, he would be the most powerful source of the blood Voss needs–a child of verified lineage who hasn’t yet had his abilities bound or suppressed by years of concealment.” Roy laid out his documentation. “And unlike Louis, Theo doesn’t have Rivera’s security apparatus around him. He’s been living in Silver Moon territory with minimal protection, a grieving father who has no idea his son might be a target.”

“He’s not in Silver Moon anymore,” I said. “He came here for therapy. Matthew Morrison brought him to BloodMoon City for treatment.”

Roy looked up sharply. “He’s here? Now?”

“He was. He left yesterday. They drove back to Silver Moon yesterday afternoon.”

“Then he’s outside our security perimeter,” Elijah said. “With a father who knows nothing about curse–breakers, nothing about Voss’s coven, nothing about what his son might be.”

“And a pack assembly coming up in six days,” I said, because I’d been monitoring Matthew Morrison’s pack communications as part of the broader intelligence–gathering effort. “An event where Matthew will be publicly occupied, his attention on pack politics.”

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The implications assembled themselves with horrible clarity.

“she’s going to move on Theo during the assembly,” I said “That’s her primary acquisition, and she’s been planning for it. The attacks here were secondary testing our defenses, possibly creating distractions while the positions for the real target.”

Elijah was already on his phone. “I’m pulling everything we have on Silver Moon territory. Security infrastructure, pack house layout, guard rotations-”

“There’s another complication,” Mikael said quietly,

I looked at him.

“Mia Roberts.” He pulled out a tablet. “Our people flagged her yesterday–she approached Theo at his school in Silver Moon territory. Tried to convince him to leave with her. Based on the communication patterns we’ve intercepted-” He paused. “She’s being coerced. Someone’s been threatening her for months, using her access to Matthew and Theo to position for exactly this

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on of my identity became genuinely dangerous. Because what needed to happen next- making contact across territorial lines with the authority to demand he listen–required the

telligence and Lucian’s oldest friend.

finally stepped into the light, or I made contact as the Alpha King and deepened a lie that was already

nd called Lucian directly.

econd ring. “I know,” he said, before I could speak. “I’ve been reading the reports you’ve been sending.”

at has to happen.”

d me to contact Morrison.”

And Klaus Blackwood, head of intelligence, has no standing to make that call across territorial lines.” I kept my the Alpha King does.”

e, longer this time. I waited, because this was not a moment to push. Lucian had been retreating for five years, and ck toward engagement had required him to choose it himself.

esn’t know yet,” he said.

atact Morrison as the Alpha King–if word gets back to her through any channel-

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