The eyes of every single person in the room was riveted on my face. I glared, my face hard.

"Alpha William", I said, "you may continue."

The elderly alpha looked at a loss for words for a moment. "I...ah...that is..." He cleared his throat, seemingly embarrassed. "Forgive me, Luna, but according to what the Alpha King has just said, you were tortured...?" He posed it as a question. "By Alpha Marcus?"

I nodded. "That's true."

Jacob cut in. "I find that hard to believe. Ridiculous. I've known ...