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Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Three

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I didn’t need a crowd to witness the trial. I had only invited ten pack members, but no doubt, once it was over, news of what happened here would spread to the whole pack. The trial would take place in the dungeon chamber.

Phil and Austin took their positions by my side. I doubted I looked any better than I had a few hours ago, but I was ready to face them. The door swung open, and three soldiers dragged in the rebels—Stark, Luthor, and, of course, Kade. The very one who had shot me.

The moment they spotted me, they went pale.

The soldiers didn’t have to force them to their knees—they went down willingly.

“We… you shouldn’t be alive. There’s no way you could have survived that,” Stark said, disbelief clear in his eyes. “It shouldn’t be possible…” he kept muttering to himself.

“Silence," I said, and they fell quiet. The tension in the room thickened with each passing second. "This is how this will go—you speak only when I ask you a question."

They nodded, but Stark still looked uncerta
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