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I’ll tell them it was me . That I threatened you with your father’s life . I won’t let anything happen to you .
Henry’s voice came through the mind–link, low and steady, meant to comfort her.
Aubrey froze. Even now, with the crowd circling like vultures, the first thing he thought of was protecting her.
“What are you planning?” she demanded quickly. “You’re not going to admit it, are you? No! If they put you in isolation–without my treatment -you’ll die. You’ll die so fast!”
For a moment, his violet eyes wavered in confusion. But in the next heartbeat, they hardened with resolve.
“If it comes to that, I’ll do it. I will never drag you down with me.”
Aubrey faltered, her breath catching. In the back of her mind, Ella howled furiously. “ Aubrey , let me out ! We’ll cut them all down ! No one touches our fate
mate ! ”
“Violence won’t solve this,” Aubrey answered inwardly, trying to steady her wolf–and herself. If they didn’t settle this properly, even returning to Shadowmoon Pack would not save them.
The royal family would never allow Henry, seen as a potential plague- bearer, to roam free. It didn’t matter if Aubrey could control the virus inside him–no one would believe it.
Drawing in a deep breath, Aubrey raised her chin. She looked past Nathan’s frosty composure, past Ulrich’s twisted face, and made her
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She stepped forward sharply, putting herself between them and Henry.
“You would condemn Alpha Henry on nothing more than Waylon’s word?” Her voice was calm, hard, and it stilled the hall for a heartbeat.
Waylon recovered quickly, his voice rising in a shrill edge. “You still want to shield him? Henry is infected with the Kajit virus! Unless you’ve already cured it—which you haven’t–he will be put into isolation!”
Aubrey’s lips curled into a cool laugh. “He gathered doctors only because I was interested in the Kajit virus. They came to help me . But you—you twist it to claim he’s sick himself. Where’s your proof?”
Waylon’s face mottled red. He had nothing. His survival alone was improbable enough—he carried no contracts, no documents. Nothing to hold up to scrutiny.
When he faltered, Aubrey pressed in mercilessly. “So you admit you have no evidence, and yet you fling accusations like they mean something? Who gave you the right to smear an alpha’s name without cause?”
The tension in the hall shifted. The fear began to ebb into uncertainty.
Nathan’s discontent broke the pause. He gave a sharp, disdainful snort. “But just as he cannot prove what he claims, neither can you. Where is your proof?”
“Exactly!” Ulrich barked, latching onto the opening. “Where’s your evidence, Aubrey? Prove Henry is clean if you can!”
Aubrey’s brows arched ever so slightly. “I do have proof.”
A ripple swept through the crowd. Even Henry stiffened, his gaze snapping to her. Proof? What proof could she possibly show here and
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A thought struck him, cold and terrifying. His chest tightened, dread sliding like ice through his veins.
“Aubrey…” His voice was hoarse, warning, almost begging.
“Trust me,” she cut him off gently.
Before he could speak again, she reached out and clasped his hand.
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The hall went utterly still. Every breath, every heart beat seemed to pause as dozens of eyes burned into them.
Aubrey drew in a long, steady breath, her fingers lacing with his. Even she hadn’t thought she would go this far. But now… now there was no turning back.
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