Even the closest allies can hide the sharpest teeth.

We dragged Harris to the center courtyard where Katheris and the remaining council members had been coordinating defenses. His arm still bled from my wolf's bite, silver blade discarded somewhere in the rubble.

"Elder Harris?" Katheris's face went white. "What is the meaning of this?"

"He attacked us," Darius said flatly. "Working with Gideon. Tried to kill us both."

"That's absurd. Harris has served the council for twenty years-"

"And ...