I knew I had to do something fast. Clarkson was dead, but I wanted more. Killing him meant I was now alone in this mess, and if I was going to finish what we started, I needed to get back on my brother’s good side. Kaidon wasn’t stupid. I needed to do the only thing I could… I went to him. Kaidon was in the council chamber, seated on his grand chair, surrounded by the councilmen—Elder Loin, and a few others I didn’t care to remember. They were all seated like stiff statues, their old faces lined with wisdom and judgment. I hated how quiet it got the moment I walked in. Kaidon didn’t look up immediately, just kept flipping through some parchment like I wasn’t standing right there. I cleared my throat. “Brother,” I said. Nothing. “Alpha Kaidon,” I tried again. He looked up then. Cold eyes. Unforgiving. “What do you want, Drake?” I swallowed. “I came to apologize. For… falsely accusing Lila. I acted in haste. I thought I was protecting the pack.” He scoffed. “You weren’t prot
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