The grand hall of the Northern Council was dead silent. Every Alpha, Beta, and guard held their breath as I stepped forward across the blood-stained marble, my white wolf power blazing so hot that the air around me shimmered like glass.Richard Wright backed away, his custom charcoal suit torn, his face covered in soot and sweat. He stumbled against the high mahogany bench where the Council judges usually sat, his boots slipping on the slick floor. The powerful, arrogant master of the Wright pack didn't look like a king anymore. He looked like a trapped rat."It's over, Richard," I said, my voice echoing off the high stone pillars. I raised my hand, and jagged spikes of pure blue ice shot out of the floor, locking around his ankles like iron cuffs. "No more pacts. No more secret ledgers. No more hiding behind dead men."Richard let out a harsh, choking laugh, coughing up a streak of dark blood. He tried to pull his legs free, but the ice held him
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