“I want her to apologize, publicly.”

Those words had barely left the lips of the elder before the entire chamber grew still.

For a moment, as all the elders froze, Aria simply stared at Elder Faen, shocked by the sheer absurdity of his statement. Surely, he knew that was never going to happen, right?

She wondered if this was just another political play, but when she glanced at the wolf’s expression, she knew he wasn’t joking.

“I believe that is a reasonable request,” ...