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Chapter 18
June 28th
Ella’s point of view
The next morning we left Cato to sleep. Leo told me everything they spoke about last night, and we decided the poor kid needed a break. I, however, had the dreaded task of heading out to speak to Haden and Lia. Although last night was a breakthrough, I wasn’t willing to get ahead of ourselves and ending Cato’s rebellion was still my priority before someone gets seriously hurt or thrown in jail.
“Good luck,” Leo said, kissing me as he stood at the door, “Are you ready?”
I grimaced. Haden and I weren’t exactly best buds, but he liked me far more than Leo. As an ex-Alpha, Haden hated anyone having power over him. Leo could crush him and he resented that intensely. But I, a mere woman, couldn’t, and that satisfied Haden.
“Ready to be disrespected and patronised because unlike every other member of this pack, Haden has no concept of respecting his Luna? Doesn’t he realise I could have him punished for even
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