Mary's POV
"All rise for the Council of Elders."
The Council chamber was packed. Every seat filled with pack leaders, regional representatives, and witnesses. Hundreds of wolves gathered to watch what would either be justice or a cover-up.
I stood beside Owen, both of us in formal attire, looking every bit the respectable supernatural citizens they wanted us to be. Behind us sat twenty freed prisoners, including Hazel. All prepared to testify about their captivity.
The twelve Council members entered and took their seats on the raised platform. I recognized most of them. Theodore sat on the far left, his expression carefully neutral. The gray haired woman who'd supported us during Blackthorn's removal sat near him. But the majority looked hostile.
"This emergency session is called to a
