The appearance of Octavius and Donatello Amato was supposed to intimidate Kian, but it only made him more angry and resolute in his decisions. The haughty look on Richmond’s face spoke volumes. He expected him to cave to the Elder Council’s demands now that the World Council members were in attendance. Betas and Gammas were chosen by Alphas and Alphas were chosen by the strength and purity of their bloodline.
His father, who sat by his mother in a united front today, was sitting closer to him to show where his allegiance stood. He had admitted in private that he had also been forced into choosing his mother as his Luna and he had come to love her through time spent with one another. They forged a strong alliance, sharing the same fate of being trapped in this sick political cycle. These w
