The grand hall's massive screen flickered to life, exposing Preston's vile deeds in stark detail: footage of him at the dog training facility, demanding the most savage beasts—ones that could kill; clips of him paying a wolf to cut the brake lines on Kenneth's car; and scenes of him yanking the oxygen tube from Kenneth's hospital bed. His cruel smirk was unmistakable, laid bare for all to see. "Stop it! Turn it off!" Preston screamed, lunging to block the screen, sweat streaming down his face. His parents scrambled in a frenzy behind him. The room buzzed with the murmurs of the pack's elite, pointing at the Hale family in disgust. "Didn't see that one coming," one wolf muttered. "Looks good but has a heart like a snake." "Killed his future mate's mom and nearly took out her dad, and he

