Shock made it hard to think. Rhett stared at me wide eyed with his mouth hanging open. “I didn’t kill Meredith! Emily did; how can you even suggest that?” He turned to Katrina and scowled at her. “You’re the Alpha of the pack that killed Meredith. They expect you to stand in the pack’s place.” Katrina said. “I’ve only been Alpha for a day. All this happened before I was Alpha. They have no grounds to say I’m responsible for this!” Rhett looked flabbergasted. My thoughts raced so fast it was hard to think about what was being said. “The coven can’t try him for something he didn’t do. The person responsible is already dead. Have they forgotten that doing this goes against the treaty?” Ansel asked and took a step closer to Katrina. She shook like a leaf in the wind and clutched the parchm

