The pack gathered in the dining hall.Every wolf was there. Warriors, elders, mothers, children. Even the ones who usually stayed in the shadows had come out to see what would happen.Kael stood at the head of the table. His face was stone. His eyes were cold.I stood beside him.Corin knelt in the center of the room. His wife was in the back, holding their two children. Her face was wet with tears."Corin," Kael said. "You betrayed this pack. You gave information to our enemy. You put every wolf in this room at risk."Corin didn't look up. His shoulders were shaking."I know," he said. "I'm sorry.""Sorry isn't enough.""I know."Kael walked to him. Slow. Deliberate. The pack watched in silence."Marcus threatened your family," Kael said. "Is that true?""Yes.""He said he'd kill your wife. Your children.""Yes.""And you believed him?"Corin looked up. His eyes were red. "I've seen what he does. I've seen the bodies. I've seen the way he looks at people he wants to destroy. Like the
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