"You're going to be brilliant in that chamber." Kade's certainty is absolute. "Helena wouldn't invest this much time if she didn't think you could win. And I've watched you handle Alaric, handle Morganna, handle situations that would break most wolves. The Council doesn't stand a chance."
"You're biased."
"I'm realistic." He moves to leave, then pauses. "Isla, whatever happens at that meeting, know that Blackthorn Pack stands with you. Not because of politics or alliances, but because it's right. You deserve autonomy. Your children deserve to be raised by their mother, not the Council. And I'll fight anyone who suggests otherwise."
After he leaves, I open the folder. Page after page of legal precedents, cases where Council authority was challenged and limitations established.
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