Doc brings me water, and I drink it gratefully. My hands still shake from the power drain.

"How do you feel?" He checks my pulse.

"Exhausted. Scared. Powerful." I laugh weakly. "Like I just rewrote the rules of justice."

"You did." Elena sits beside me. "What you did today will change how wolves view judgment and mercy. You showed them that punishment can be transformation. That the strongest power is the power to change hearts."

"I just wanted them to understand." I close my eyes. "I wanted ...