Gideon
“Father, you must reconsider,” Marcus said. “This isn’t right. Clara did not know. No one did!”
I was shocked that Marcus was still trying to argue with our father for Clara’s sake. Well, I wasn’t shocked that he argued. Marcus loved to argue. But I was surprised that he was willing to stick his neck out for Clara.
Our father sighed. “You will find another pretty maid to amuse yourself with, Marcus.”
“Father, it does seem unjust,” I said. “Clara is guilty of no crime. She didn’t even knowingly hide her nature.”
“Even so, we cannot allow such a creature to live among us,” our father insisted.
My wolf thrashed within me. It had taken all of my willpower to keep him under control during that farce of a trial. Now I struggled to keep him from attacking my father.
“She isn’t me
