The Silver Wolf (Diana and Talon) novel Chapter 51

Chapter Fifty One

Their group continued toward the long carved oak table reserved for the ruling family and high-ranking members. The table sat slightly elevated from the rest of the hall-not enough to feel distant, but enough to command presence.

Talon guided Diana to the head of the table.

The Alpha and Luna seats.

Without hesitation, he pulled out the chair to his left and gestured for her to sit. Diana noticed the subtle shift in the hall as she took the seat. This was not symbolic. This was a declaration.

Talon sat at the head. To his right sat Beta Enzo. But the chair beside Enzo remained empty.

“Where is Leah, Enzo?” Diana placed her plate down slowly. She asked calmly, though her eyes were sharp. “She is your mate, is she not? Did you leave her at Crimson Fang?”

She did not believe for a second that Enzo would willingly leave his mate behind, especially in Crimson Fang, where the leadership had just been tested and trust was fragile.

Enzo straightened slightly. “No, Luna. My mate and her parents are in my suite. Leah decided to have breakfast there.”

Diana frowned. “Why?”

It didn’t make sense. In Crimson Fang, Leah and her parents had always eaten in the main hall. Just like Diana’s parents once believed, they held firmly to the idea that a pack should eat together to strengthen bonds, loyalty, and unity. It was one of the reasons Diana and Leah had grown close as pups. Their parents had been friends. They trained together. Celebrated together.

Until everything changed.

Until her parents died.

After that… something shifted.

Leah’s parents began avoiding her.

At the time, Diana thought it was grief.

Now she knew better. It had been guilt.

She remembered the day of the first rogue attack months ago. She had asked Robert and Pei again and again if they had seen her parents. If they know why her parents were in the forest away from the bunker If they had been separated somehow. But they always said the same thing.

They did not know.

They did not see them.

Now she knew the truth.

They had been ordered away.

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Chapter Fly One

Ordered by Luna Hazel.

Diana’s fingers tightened slightly around her fork before she forced herself to relax.

“My mate is still angry at me, Luna,” Enzo-admitted, pulling her from her thoughts.

Talon chuckled beside her, and he asked, one brow arching teasingly. “Really? Just angry?”

Enzo shot him an unimpressed look. “Very funny, Alpha.”

“You found your mate too, Enzo?” Willow asked suddenly, leaning forward. There was excitement in her tone… but something else too.

A thin thread of envy and something that sounded dangerously like hurt.

Diana’s eyes flickered between them.

Interesting.

“Yes,” Enzo answered. “She is from Crimson Fang.”

Willow smiled. “I’m happy for you.”

She tried to sound light and casual, but her eyes betrayed her.

There was pain there.

When Willow looked up, she found Diana watching her quietly. Willow immediately flushed and turned her head away, focusing on her food.

Diana did not miss the way Selene reached over and gently squeezed Willow’s hand beneath the table. Willow glanced at her mother and offered a small, sad smile.

Ah, so there had been something.

Perhaps unspoken. Perhaps unfinished.

Diana filed the information away.

“I cannot wait to hear the story of why your mate is angry at you, Enzo,” Selene said smoothly, clearly enjoying herself. “And I would very much like to meet her.”

Enzo’s ears reddened slightly.

“Mother,” Talon corrected lightly.

Selene waved him off. “You know what I mean.”

“Mother,” Talon continued, a mischievous glint in his eye, “it would be better to ask Leah personally why she hates Enzo. Or ask my Luna. She was there when Leah slapped him.”

The entire table went silent.

Willow’s eyes widened, and Rowan coughed to hide a laugh.

Selene blinked. “She what?”

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Chapter Five-

Enzo groaned. “Alpha-”

“She slapped you?” Willow burst out.

Diana pressed her lips together, trying not to laugh.

“It was a… misunderstanding,” Enzo muttered.

“A misunderstanding that left a handprint on his face,” Talon added helpfully.

Enzo shot Talon a dark look. “Alpha, perhaps I should tell the story of how you first met the Luna? That might be more interesting, don’t you think?”

Talon’s amusement faded slightly.

Rowan leaned back in his chair, suddenly very interested. “Oh?”

Diana blinked between them.

“What happened when you first met?” Selene asked smoothly.

Diana laughed softly despite herself.

“I did not know you two had this kind of relationship,” she admitted, glancing at Talon and Enzo. “In Crimson Fang, you were always formal. Alpha and Beta. Professional. No teasing.”

Talon nodded slightly. “When we are outside our territory, we maintain formality,” he explained. “Other Alphas observe everything. A King and his Beta joking in another pack’s hall can give the wrong impression.”

“Unsavory,” Rowan added.

“It can suggest weakness,” Talon continued. “Division. Or lack of discipline.”

Enzo smirked slightly. “We prefer they think we mean business.”

“And you do,” Diana said quietly. She had seen it firsthand. The authority. The command. The silent understanding between them during battles and meetings.

“But here,” Talon continued, his voice softer now, “this is home.”

The word settled warmly in Diana’s chest.

“At home,” he said, glancing briefly at his father, “we can be brothers.”

Rowan’s eyes softened at that.

Diana watched the dynamic closely. The strength of this family. The laughter layered over power. The ease. It was… different.

Healthy.

“So,” Selene said lightly, steering the conversation back, “why is Leah angry?”

Enzo exhaled dramatically. “Because I hid her parents.”

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Chapter Fitty One

Diana’s head snapped toward him.

Willow frowned. “Why would you hide your mate’s parents?”

“Because,” Enzo said carefully, “the Alpha-King ordered me to.”

All eyes shifted to Talon.

“There were traitors in Crimson Fang.” Talon did not flinch and said calmly. “Leah’s parents were witness. I could not risk their lives.”

“So you kidnapped them?” Willow asked.

“Secured them,” Enzo corrected.

“Without telling her?” Selene pressed.

“Yes.”

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