Chapter 159
Nobody spoke after Kael said it.
The silence that followed felt heavier than the pressure filling the house. Even the wolves outside remained completely still, and Ariana realized they were no longer looking at Kael with ordinary caution.
They were looking at him like something ancient had just answered through him.
The oldest Alpha studied Kael carefully for several long seconds before finally speaking again.
"You would threaten the council for her?"
Kael's expression did not change. "You walked into my territory threatening her first."
"That isn't what this is."
"No?" Kael asked quietly. "Then explain why every conversation somehow ends with the council deciding what happens to her."
The Alpha did not answer immediately.
Because he couldn't.
