Turk blinked, his gaze fixed on me, eyes narrowed. I didn't hold his stare. The senators fell silent again, and they all lowered their heads in shame.
“You are not here to question the Alpha,” I continued, glaring directly at Rufai, who seemed to be the ringleader. “You are here to serve him. Or have you forgotten who you’re talking to?”
“Yallabai…”
“No,” I snapped as my eyes swept across the table, pinning each man to his seat. “You speak of Lamido as if Alpha Turk intends to kneel at his feet. But have any of you considered what power lies in keeping your enemies close?”
They didn’t speak.
“And if tradition truly mattered to you, then where was this outrage when your daughters lined up to seduce him, hoping to bear royal blood for your own gain?” I spat.
A few of them looked down,
