Lucas POV
The council chamber emptied slowly.
No one spoke.
Not after Aariana had walked out with Wren beside her.
Lucas remained standing at the table, staring at the marriage certificate.
His marriage certificate.
For five years, he had believed the council's version of what happened.
He had believed Aariana betrayed him.
He had believed she had chosen another man.
He had believed she had walked away from their marriage without looking back.
Now every one of those beliefs had collapsed.
And Marcus Vale had watched it happen without blinking.
Lucas lifted his eyes.
“You're staying.”
Vale stopped near the doors.
The other councillors immediately found reasons to leave.
Within seconds, only four people remained in the chamber.
Lucas.
Vale.
Two guards.
The Alpha placed bo
