**Georgia’s POV
“I can’t believe that worked,” I mumbled to myself, knowing that it was pure dumb luck Seraphine and Soren were able to get away with Rowan.
Had Rosalie not sacrificed her own freedom for the others, I had no doubt Ethan would have killed Seraphine and Soren by the simple way he was acting towards Rosalie.
He had lost his mind for the last ti, and even though he was my brother...
I had no remorse for him about how Rosalie treated him.
He had it coming.
Stepping through the brush, I ca upon the area Rosalie and Ethan were arguing in. I was forced to watch a small piece of the conflict between Rosalie and Ethan, and as I had, I felt pure fear flood through , unsure of whether I should help her.
The anger that seeped off her, though, was like nothing I had ever felt before. It didn’t matter what crap Ethan gave her... she gave it right back.
It was as if the mont she got her wolf, sothing new woke up from deep inside her. A powerful force awakened from years of slumber ready to take on anything thrown its way.
Deciding not to intervene, I disappeared into the shadows of the trees. I made myself scarce. The last thing I wanted to do was be present when Ethan completely lost his senses.
I didn’t want him to see witnessing the mont they were having.
It would only anger him further, and there would be a chance he wouldn’t hold back on punishing . I figured I liked my life way too much to let that happen, so I stayed out of it while providing a little help to my other brother and Seraphine.
Seeing Soren again was sothing I hadn’t expected for so long, and yet him coming back left a warm feeling in my heart. To know that after all these years, he was okay.
It was a relief, but at the sa ti, I was also angry that he was away for so many years and never had reached out to .
It would take ti, but I knew that in a day or two I would get word of their safe arrival. Until then, I would have to have faith that Soren would protect Rowan, no matter the cost.
I sighed, my two brothers just needed to figure their sh*t out.
Making my way into camp, I thought about everything that had happened. I had long believed that Ethan’s way of handling things in his relationship with Rosalie was unhealthy.
She deserved better, no matter how much I loved my half brother. So did Rowan.
***
It had been a few days since the incident with Ethan, and his attitude hadn’t changed. He was still the sa devil that he had beco since Rowan left.
And his reign of terror had no boundaries.
“Georgia!” Paul called from outside my open tent, catching my attention. Turning to face Paul, I caught a glimpse of his fist as if he was holding sothing in it, and my eyes lit up.
“Is that–” I said, breathlessly, with a smile.
Stepping forward, Paul handed a rolled up note and sighed, “If Alpha finds out I am bringing you your ssages from outside the camp, he is going to have my head.”
Rolling my eyes, I smiled. “Stop worrying. Now go, before soone sees you. Tell Vicky I said thanks.”
Paul nodded his head, bowing slightly as he turned and quickly left my tent.
Opening the note, I let my eyes scan over Seraphine’s writing and I extracted three pieces of key information.
First, they had gotten back to the palace, which was great news.
Second, however, Rosalie’s people were coming for her, and that was sothing Ethan wouldn’t be happy about.
Before Rowan’s escape, Rosalie’s people couldn’t identify our exact camp location as we kept moving. But now, due to the increased injuries and expanded territories from the recent battles and operations, it was no longer possible for us to hide such a large group without traces.
But at least we all knew this would happen sooner or later. Nothing surprising.
The third news, however, was bad. How the h*ll did Madalynn’s mate end up being Kal’s son Behar?!
I cursed under my breath.
Great, just great! What a f*cking ss we were in!
First things first, Ethan and the Winter Forest pack didn’t need to be enemies. One side was my family, and the other was my friends. It was really hard for to pick sides. And then, mix in my two brothers’ sh*t. Then on top of that, we also knew Jas was after Rosalie, and Kal was after my idiot brother Soren, while Madalynn wanted to seek revenge from both Rosalie and Ethan and now that f*cking b*tch was mated to Behar...
Could the problems be more f*cking complicated?!
I paced back and forth trying to clear my mind.
Alright, to make things simple, attack one issue at a ti. Step one, Ethan needed to recognize who Rosalie really was. She was a queen, and one with a mighty force that could help bring down Jas, Kal, and Madalynn if the White Queen and the Rogue King could work together.
I just had to get Ethan on board with the plan, but that was easier said than done.
Preparing myself ntally, I went over the plan in my head.
Ethan, Rosalie, and the rest of us needed to take sanctuary behind the Winter Forest pack’s boundary. At least when we combined, we would be stronger in numbers, and Rosalie would be safe and reunited with her son.
Standing to my feet, I moved swiftly from the tent, heading for Ethan. The words I would say to him played over and over in my mind as my eyes wandered towards Rosalie’s tent as I passed it.
I longed to see her—but, I knew I wouldn’t be able to.
The warriors posted outside were on specific orders to allow no one to approach. So I had to skip the idea of visiting her for now.
Stepping up to Ethan’s tent, I found him leaning over a makeshift table. He and Talon talked in hushed whispers as they went over the papers in front of them.
No doubt more battle strategy plans.
“Ethan,” I said, straightening my back and preparing for the argunt that was sure to follow.
His cold red eyes glanced up at with an irritated expression. “What do you want?”
“May I have a mont of your ti?” I asked him, watching as Talon t my gaze and smiled. “It will only take a mont.”
Ethan turned his gaze to Talon and nodded his head, gesturing for Talon to leave.
Before Talon exited the tent, I could tell he was a bit worried about . When would he stop treating like soone who needed his protection all the ti? I was no less of a warrior than him.
Okay, maybe after I got my wolf. But still, I was quite confident in myself.
I made a face at him, and he shook his head with a smile, which made lose my focus for a second.
Talon... I really didn’t like that he had been treating like his sister. Like Vicky.
“What do you want, Georgia?” Ethan asked as he took a seat in a chair behind the table. His question pulled back to face my broody Alpha brother.
I cleared my throat and got to the point. “I received word today that Rosalie’s people are on their way here. They want to work with us on the problem, but they want their queen.”
Ethan’s eyes narrow in anger at my words. “What the f*ck did you just say?”
‘Great. Here it cos.’ I internally groaned.
“Ethan, stop.” I sighed, not wanting to argue. “This is ridiculous. Your son is safe back with Rosalie’s people, and the ti has co to let her go too.”
“That isn’t your place to say!” Ethan yelled, and I just shrugged.
“Don’t yell at ,” I replied. “Look around you, Ethan. Not only are rogues surrounding us, but so are military forces, and with our numbers dwindling, how do you expect to keep everyone safe?”
He stood to his feet, taking steps towards . “She doesn’t belong to them. She belongs to ,” he growled in anger. “She is mine.”
“Ethan, do you ever want her back for real? If so, then f*cking be reasonable.”
“I have her here already,” he sneered.
I crossed my arms and nodded. “Uh-um, so why haven’t you dared to speak to her for days?”
He didn’t answer and just growled. Others might have been afraid of him, but I wasn’t. “Have you really thought this through? If you really hurt or kill her people, do you think there would be any possibility for you two to get back together?”
He was about to say sothing, but I interrupted. “Before you deny it, let finish. I ant, you two get back together for real, not just holding her shell here. Stop thinking you are always in charge. She is a queen, whether you want to accept it or not, and those people are coming here for their leader. Instead of fighting it, try embracing it.”
My words seed to fall on deaf ears as he stood staring at . The swirling black and red abyss of his eyes shined down at as if there was sothing he wanted to strike for because of how I was acting, but instead, he internally battled about it.
“How are you getting in contact with the outside world beyond these boundaries?” he growled, stepping closer, causing to step back.
“That’s none of your business, Ethan,” I retorted. “I have my contacts just like you have yours.”
“You’re betraying just like the others, aren’t you!” he roared in anger. “All of you are!”
“What the f*ck are you talking about? We are not like your f*cking cousin!” I yelled in frustration.
The conversation I wanted to have with him was getting nowhere. He was so stuck in his beliefs that everyone was out to get him that he couldn’t even see the truth if it were to smack him in the face.
“If you don’t get your sh*t together, Ethan, you are going to lose her, and you’re going to lose Rowan as well. Is that seriously what you f*cking want?”
As if my words had so kind of pull on him, his eyes widened, and he snapped out of the unhinged state he was in. Stepping back, he stared at . His mind seed to reel from my words.
“No–” he mumbled, shaking his head. “They won’t leave . Rosalie, and my son won’t leave .”
Sotis I didn’t know why I bothered to try to talk sense into him. At one point in my life, the things I did were for Ethan. Now, though, I thought what I had been doing was for Rosalie.
She didn’t deserve this kind of life or treatnt, and neither did Rowan.
“Let talk to her before things get ssy?” I asked him with a sigh. “The last thing that needs to happen is for innocent and unnecessary blood to be shed because of your stupidity and stubbornness.”
“No.” His decision was final on the matter. He stood with a stern glare upon his face.
“What? What do you an no, Ethan? This is important!”
He moved as he stepped past and headed towards the entrance to his tent.
“If anyone is going to talk to Rosalie, it’s going to be .”
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