The crowd was shocked that he had the audacity to try to argue for his daughter’s forgiveness with all the evidence provided.

King James stared at him a moment before he said, “Interject—what?”

“I am equally appalled by Madalynn’s behavior,” Romero stated, surprising us all again. Turning to his daughter, he said, “Madalynn, you are a disgrace to this family and to this pack. I believe every word of what Talon has said today is true, and I have put up with ...