ht across the pack grounds. The morning's silence was suff

every pack member gathered there. His posture was tall, but the emptiness in his eyes told a dif

oice low but firm, "To explain what happened

their attention now fixed sole

accident," Kieran continued, his eyes sweeping across t

roze. Kara? The Luna? The woman who h

rmth it should have had. "Yes. Kara is the one who orchestrated this

't believe what they were hearing. How could Kieran say this about his own Luna? The w

t pause. He was

allowed it to continue. I gave her the chance to prove herself, but she chose betrayal. Kara orch

mix of confusion and shock. Some of them, loyal to Kieran, struggled to comprehend what they were hear

has betrayed me, and she has betrayed all of you. She put every life in this p

ore continuing, his tone now as cold as

this pack. She will be banned. F

in the air. The members exchanged uncertain glances, still reeling from the shock of the accus

gh the silence, uncertain

been loyal. She has always been by your side. We owe her everything, she was a good Luna

rowd were too afraid to say. The pack had trusted Kara. She had been there, alway

the one who allowed the rogues in! She has been planning t

ng as anyone could remember. "Alpha, please, don't be so hasty. Mercy. We should show

listen to them," she said, her tone laced with venom. "She doesn't deserve mercy. Forever is the best deci

as a subtle shift in his expression. His lips tightened,

an would make. Their faith in him, their trust in his leadership, was slippin

've made my decision. Kara will be banned from the pack for fifteen years. That is

entence was enough to crush anyone, to rip away everything that had once mattered

re too afraid to speak up. Others were too loyal to Kieran to question him. But there were some whose eyes flickered with d

he leaned in closer to Kieran, her voice a soft purr. "You did the right thing, Alpha. T

pack members exchanged uneasy glances. He wanted their respect. He needed it. A

owledging Izzy's words. "You're rig