Connolly turned to me. "You have been charged with the attempted murder of our Alpha."

"Do I get a chance to plead my case?"

He ignored me, turning his back in favor of gazing out over the crowd. "Furthermore, you are charged with the murder of the maid assigned to your service, Miss Annecy Williams." He paused for effect, and the murmuring grew louder while I gaped at him in stunned silence. "Lastly, you are charged with conspiracy to destroy this pack by engineering the ...