Chapter 97— The Council Vote

Serena POV

The council hall, once silent after the failed assassination, now felt suffocating. Every Alpha present carried a simmering mixture of awe, fear, and distrust.

I held Leo close, feeling his small body trembling against mine. His eyes, normally wide with curiosity, were heavy with the weight of the judgment surrounding him.

At five years old, he was supposed to be carefree, chasing fireflies in the summer dusk—not sitting in the cold heart of ...