The Council accuses Kael of breaking sacred laws.
I thought surviving poison would be the hardest thing I’d face.
I was wrong.
Watching the man who had saved my life stand trial because of me…
That was far worse.
The palace was unusually quiet that morning.
No servants chatted in the halls.
No guards exchanged jokes.
Everyone looked tense.
As if they were waiting for a storm.
Mira hurried into my room, her face pale.
“Lady Aria.”
“What happened?”
“The Lycan Council has arrived.”
My stomach tightened.
“The Council?”
She nodded.
“They’ve summoned His Majesty.”
“For what?”
Her eyes lowered.
“They’re accusing him of violating the Sacred Mate Laws.”
My heart skipped.
Because of me.
The Council Chamber was unlike anything I had ever seen.
Massive marble pillars stretched
