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Council Elder
I stand outside the cell with my fellow elders Don Jose and Don Mateo, watching the two young wolves interact. I’ve sent the guards away. They aren’t necessary—these cells are impossible to break out of. “It’s only a matter of time. Their attraction is already apparent.”
“Agreed,” Mateo says. “He’ll mark her before midnight. That much of the plan will be successful. But when we let him out, he may rip all our throats out. His wolf has grown fierce since we saw him last.”
“I have a plan for that.” Don Jose taps one finger on the door. “We drug them both before we separate them, then overdose his mother. When Carlos wakes, he will have to respond to that crisis first. He’ll forget his fury because his mother will require all the gentleness he has inside him.”
“That’s not
