The massive, iron-reinforced double doors of the Grand High Tribunal Hall didn't merely open; they groaned back against their heavy stone tracks with a resounding, thunderous boom that vibrated straight through the soles of my leather combat boots . The concussive noise rippled across the vast, cathedral-like space, instantly cutting through the low, hostile murmur of hundreds of high-ranking shifters, dominant pack Alphas, and senior council elders who had packed the gallery benches . The air inside the room was heavy with the sour scent of political greed, ancestral judgment, and old territorial rivalries, a suffocating tension that made the hairs on my arms stand up .I walked into the blinding, harsh light of the stone floor, my posture forced into an unyielding, razor-sharp straight line . My long black leather combat uniform sleeves were rolled tightly to my elbows, leaving my bare forearms entirely exposed to the assembly—exposing a flawless skin that completely lacked the subm
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