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Author: Bella Fyre
last update publish date: 2026-04-06 11:38:08

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The door to the holding cell opened with a slow, grinding scrape of metal on stone. And then silence. Not the kind that followed peace. The kind that followed something breaking. Tony stepped back instinctively as Decker walked out. There was blood. A lot of it. Not splattered randomly. Not chaotic. Purposeful. Controlled violence.

It streaked across Decker’s hands, soaked into his sleeves, darkened the front of his shirt in heavy, uneven patches. Some of it had dried already, cracked alon
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  • The Alpha Forgets    133

    133 Decker reached the hospital faster than anyone thought possible. He didn’t drive. He ran. The moment Lotty’s fear ripped through the bond, everything else disappeared. The council meeting. The reports. The pack. The voices calling after him. None of it mattered. Only her. Only them. By the time he hit the hospital doors, his eyes were already gold, his wolf too close to the surface. Nurses scattered out of his path. Warriors straightened. One poor orderly dropped an entire tray of supplies and wisely decided not to pick it up until the Alpha had passed. “Where is she?” Decker demanded. Garrick stepped into the hallway before anyone else could answer. “Alpha.” Decker didn’t slow. Garrick moved in front of him. That was almost suicidal. “Move.” “No.” The word froze the hallway. Decker’s aura slammed outward so hard the lights flickered. Garrick held his ground. Barely. “She’s being prepped.” Decker’s face went white beneath the rage. “Prepped for what?” Tomas appeared bes

  • The Alpha Forgets    132

    132 Three months transformed the region. Not through war. Through peace. The old regional council was gone. In its place, the newly formed Allied Council met every month, rotating between pack territories. Every pack sent three representatives, an Alpha, a Luna, and either a Beta, healer, or archivist. It wasn't perfect. Arguments still happened. Disagreements still filled meeting halls. But they happened openly. Nothing was hidden behind sealed doors anymore. Edgewater Falls had become a full member of the alliance. The first time Adam signed an alliance treaty beside Decker instead of across from him, every wolf in the room paused. Years of hatred ended with the stroke of a pen. The irony wasn't lost on anyone. The packs began sharing patrols along disputed borders. Young warriors trained together. Healers exchanged knowledge. Trade routes reopened. For the first time in generations, wolves traveled through neighboring territories without wondering if they would return home. Th

  • The Alpha Forgets    131

    131 For the first month, the pregnancy had been easy to hide. Loose sweaters. Heavy jackets. A careful choice of clothing. Most wolves already suspected, but there was still enough uncertainty to keep anyone from saying anything publicly. By the second month… That became impossible. Werewolf pregnancies moved much faster than human ones. Five to six months from conception to birth. Twins moved even faster. Lotty stood in front of the bedroom mirror one morning, turning slightly to the side. Her hands rested naturally beneath the small curve of her stomach. There was no denying it anymore. She was showing. Not dramatically. But enough that every wolf in Dark Mountain would recognize exactly what it meant. She smiled softly. "Our boys." Behind her, Decker looked up from the chair where he was pulling on his boots. He crossed the room without saying a word. His hands settled gently over hers. "Our sons are making themselves known." She leaned back against his chest. "I think it's t

  • The Alpha Forgets    130

    130 By the time the Alphas left the regional retreat, the place no longer belonged to the council. Not really. A consolidated guard force remained behind. Warriors from every pack, working in rotating teams to watch over the council members, guard Elara, and protect the archives while every hidden record was copied, cataloged, and reviewed. No single pack controlled the evidence. That had been the final decision before departure. No more secrets held by one set of hands. No more sealed rooms. No more history buried where only the powerful could reach it. The ride back to Dark Mountain was quiet. Lotty leaned against Decker’s side, one hand resting over her stomach. Their sons. She still wasn’t used to thinking that. Sons. Two boys. Decker had barely let her out of arm’s reach since Alden told them. At first, she thought it was sweet. By the time they reached Dark Mountain territory, it was becoming a problem. “You know I can walk from the car to the packhouse,” she murmured when

  • The Alpha Forgets    129

    129 By morning, the summit no longer felt like a summit. It felt like the beginning of a trial. The Alphas gathered once more in the central hall, but the mood had changed. The old regional council members sat along the far wall under guard, not at the front of the room where they had once belonged. Their robes looked less official now. Less powerful. More like costumes. The prophecy pages sat copied and sealed in folders before every Alpha.The evidence of council manipulation sat beside them. No one could pretend anymore. Morgan was the first to speak. “The regional council cannot continue as it is.” No one looked surprised. Even Rasmus, seated with the remaining council members, closed his eyes as if he had expected the sentence. Malric leaned back in his chair. “You want to dissolve it.” Morgan’s gaze moved calmly to him. “I want to replace what has failed.” Calder gave a dry laugh. “Pretty words for the same thing.” “Then let me be clear,” Morgan said. “Yes. The current r

  • The Alpha Forgets    128

    128 The evening meal ended much differently than anyone would have expected when the summit first began. No shouting. No accusations. No threats of war. No council records slammed onto tables. Just tired wolves who had spent days uncovering secrets that stretched back decades. For one evening, the Alphas agreed to stop digging. The archives would still be there in the morning. The council would still be fracturing. Elara would still be under guard. The prophecy would still exist. Tonight, they needed a few hours to breathe. So the Alphas drifted toward the retreat's study while the Lunas disappeared into the moonlit gardens. Decker watched Lotty leave with Selene, Rowan's Luna, and several others. The sight still surprised him. A few months ago, Lotty had been an outsider to most of these wolves. Now the Lunas naturally gathered around her. Not because of the prophecy. Not because of the twins. Because they genuinely liked her. The thought settled warmly somewhere inside him. Un

  • The Alpha Forgets    105

    105 All week, Dark Mountain prepared for Silver Claw. Quietly. Carefully. Thoroughly. The packhouse was cleaned, secured, and rearranged. Guest rooms were prepared, but not too comfortably. Patrol routes were adjusted, but not in ways Silver Claw could read from outside the borders. The receiving

  • The Alpha Forgets    104

    104 Lotty was exhausted by the time she made it back to the packhouse. Not the bad kind of exhausted. Not the bone-deep fatigue that came from fear or tension or fighting to stay ahead of danger. This felt… Full. Her shift at the hospital had stretched longer than expected after the emergency del

  • The Alpha Forgets    103

    103 The air felt different when Lotty stepped out of the packhouse that morning. Not safer. She knew better than that. But clearer. For the first time in days, she wasn’t scanning every shadow like something might step out of it. She wasn’t measuring every distance, every gap, every moment she wa

  • The Alpha Forgets    102

    102 The week did not slow down. If anything, it sharpened. Dark Mountain moved with purpose. Not the frantic kind. Not the kind that came from fear. The kind that came from a pack that understood something important was coming and that their Alpha had already stepped ahead of it. Decker stood on

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