(Audrey's POV)
Katherine stared at the video playing on her phone. The Pack Council Office had become eerily quiet. Even the Beta official who had been processing our mate bond severance papers had retreated to a far corner, pretending to organize documents while obviously eavesdropping on the unfolding drama.
Katherine's hands trembled violently as she finally looked up from her phone. The devastation in her eyes quickly hardened into something far more dangerous - pure, unfiltered rage. Her wolf presence, which had always been carefully controlled, now flared wildly around her.
"You," she snarled, turning on Victoria with such ferocity that her daughter took a step back. "How could you?"
Victoria's eyes widened with fear. "Mother, I can explain—"
The sound of Katherine's palm connecting with Victoria's cheek echoed through the office. I winced despite myself. The slap was so forceful that Victoria stumbled sideways, clutching her face.
"Explain?" Katherine hissed, her wolf claw
