Three weeks after Lyanna's letter, Evie woke to the sound of rain hammering against the windows. She rolled over to find Gideon already awake, staring at the ceiling.
"What is wrong?" she asked.
"Maxwell is back," Gideon said quietly.
Evie sat up. "What? Where?"
"He turned himself in to the council this morning. He wants to face trial for his betrayal."
"Why now?" Evie asked.
"I do not know," Gideon said. "But the council wants us there for the proceedings. They leave the decision of his punishment to me."
Two days later, Evie stood in the council chambers watching Maxwell kneel before Elder Sophia. He looked thinner than she remembered, older. His eyes were filled with regret.
"Maxwell Stone," Elder Sophia began. "You stand accused of treason against your Alpha, conspiracy with en
