Chapter 277
Chapter 277:
“The St. Jude’s audio is loaded and ready,” Kain assured me, his massive frame radiating a lethal, protective calm. “My Warriors have already infiltrated the venue and taken complete control of their sound system. The Continental Council Elders have been notified via Mind-Link. They are standing by, ready to witness a trial p>
I looked down at the crystal clutch, my heart pounding with a cold, razor-sharp clarity. Jase had promised to protect Kira forever, completely unaware that he was harboring the very monster who had stolen my childhood.
Kain’s hands settled on my waist, pulling my back flush against his chest. He leaned down, his lips brushing the shell of my ear.
“Are you ready, My Queen p>
“To take back what she stole?” I asked, meeting his fierce golden gaze in the reflection of the window.
“No,” Kain whispered, his voice a dark, thrilling rumble that vibrated through my very bones. “We aren’t just taking it back. We are foreclosing on it p>
Kira POV
𝘋i𝘀сov𝘦𝘳 𝗻ew 𝗌to𝗋𝗂𝖾𝘴 оո ѕ.𝖼𝗈𝗺
The damp afternoon air in the private rose garden of the Parrish Estate usually smelled of blooming flowers and wet earth. Today, however, my own scent — a cloying jasmine — was souring with a sharp, metallic tang of pure panic.
I found my brother, Brent, near the white gazebo, carelessly pruning the deadwood. His scent of sweat and latent violence irritated my already frayed nerves.
Thanks to Jase’s connections, my family had finally weathered the storm and secured bail for Brent.
“Did you destroy it?” I demanded, my voice a harsh whisper as I grabbed his arm.
Brent sighed, ripping a thorny branch from the bush. “Relax, Kira. I told you years ago — I smashed that old phone with a hammer and tossed the SIM card into the Hudson River. There is no proof p>
“But what about the cloud?” My Inner Wolf whined, pacing frantically in my mind. Ever since Adelina had looked me dead in the eye at the Sanctum, threatening me with her absolute confidence, I couldn’t sleep. If the Continental Council found out we had locked a wolfless pup in a silver-lined storage closet, we wouldn’t just lose the Davenport alliance. We would be stripped of our titles and hunted as Rogues.
Brent let out a cruel, dismissive laugh. “The cloud? Kira, it was over a decade ago. Those old servers are dead, and you’re being paranoid. She’s a wolfless Omega playing dress-up with a Lycan. She has nothing p>
I forced myself to take a deep breath, letting his arrogant certainty wash over me. He was right. Adelina was just bluffing to ruin my perfect day. I smoothed the front of my silk robe and buried the terror deep down. I was going to marry Jase Davenport, and after today, Adelina Wolfe would be nothing but a pathetic memory.
Adelina POV
The War Room in the Penthouse Den at Blackstone Tower was a sanctuary of absolute, lethal focus. Rain lashed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, but inside, the air was grounded by Kain’s intoxicating scent of ancient cedar and pure power.
Liam Craig, Kain’s elite legal counsel, slid a thick stack of parchment across the polished obsidian table.