Chapter 152

Author POV

The hall was silent.

Not the kind of silence that followed fear or confusion—but the kind that came after judgment had already been passed. The kind that left no room for argument.

Alpha Summer stood in the center of the great hall, his shoulders stiff, his chin lifted by habit rather than pride. For the first time since he had stepped into Caleb’s territory, no one bowed to him.

Not the guards.

Not the elders.

Not even Selena.

The truth had already been ...