Maya's POV

The great hall had been transformed into a courtroom. Where just weeks ago I'd watched Seraphina's mating ceremony, now rows of chairs faced a raised platform where the pack council sat like judges. Pack members filled every available seat, their faces a mixture of anger, fear, and disgust as they waited for my trial to begin.

I sat in a wooden chair in the center of the room, my wrists bound with silver chains that burned against my skin. The metal sizzled where it touched me, ...