Chapter 114
Alaric stepped forward and gave Bram a once over like he was appraising a prize warhorse. Then he nodded with a grin. “Aye. He’ll do.”
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Bram grunted, not letting go. “Not a chance in hell I’m letting her go now.” I rolled my eyes, but honestly? I didn’t want him to. Being on his lap all morning didn’t sound like a punishment.
Alpha King Draven and Luna Queen Aelira stepped forward, regal as hell in their ceremonial leathers. They bowed slightly to isolde and Alaric, then offered their hands in welcome. “You honor us,” Draven said with genuine warmth.
“Aye, well,” Isolde replied, eyes twinkling, “It’s aboot damn time we witches stopped sittin‘ on our arses and did somethin‘ worth the gods notice.”
Cue my cackle.The coven leaders and the bear royal family were escorted to the head table, where the breakfast feast was already laid out, platters of meats, fruits, eggs, bread, and enough coffee to fuel a fucking apocalypse.
Bram refused to let me sit anywhere but on his lap, of course. Not that I minded. His hand was wrapped around my waist like he was afraid I’d float away, and his chin was propped on my shoulder.
Daxon was growling under his breath. Ashrian kept flashing his fangs. And Lachlan? He muttered something about territorial idiots and stabbed his eggs like they’d insulted his mother.
I turned my head slightly and hissed, “Oh, would you guys all chill the fuck out? We’ll seal the bond later, and he’ll stop snarling like a half feral bear on bath day.”
Bram just snorted. “Not likely.” After everyone had eaten their fill, Marines, wolves, mages, bears and all…Alpha Draven stood from his chair, the hall instantly falling silent.
Luna Aelira rose beside him, her presence like moonlight on armor. “My friends,” Draven began, voice echoing through the hall, “look around you. Different species, different packs, different worlds… all gathered under one roof. That alone is a miracle.”
He paused, emotion thickening his voice.
“But we’re not here for peace. Not yet. We’re here because we face an enemy that will not stop until every last one of us is enslaved, dissected, or dead. The Aegis Protocol doesn’t want coexistence. They want control.”
A low growl rumbled from the wolves. The bears thudded their fists to their chests. The Marines stood straighter. Mages and witches whispered spells under their breath like battle hymns.
.“And we will not let that happen,” Draven continued, voice rising. “Because we have something they will never understand…loyalty, love, magic, and fire in our godsdamn bones.”
He looked directly to the humans. “The Vampires want to use you. Enslave you. Chain you and drain you. They will have no mercy for women and children. To them you will be nothing but blood bags.”
The Marines all growled together as one, as panicked looks and murmurs broke out around the tables. He turned to me, and I felt every soul in the room shift as they followed his gaze.
“This young woman,” he said, gesturing to me as Bram still held me like a teddy bear he wasn’t giving up, “is twice blessed. Chosen by both the Moon and Earth Goddesses. She has already united our worlds. And she’ll lead us into the one battle that truly matters, for our freedom. For our future. For the fucking world.”
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The roar that empted nearly split my skull, Fists in the air. Howls from wolves. War cries from bears. Magic flaring in bright bursts from mages. Marines stomping and slamming fists into chests like this was Sparta.
And through it all, I sat there, on my new mate’s lap, surrounded by power, loyalty, love, and war, and felt the fire of destiny rage Inside me like never before.
The gods chose me.
And I was gonna make damn sure they didn’t regret it.
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