Julian POV
“What did you say?!” Father Melvin roared through the comms.
The sound tore through my skull.
“Santiago went to Westview himself?!”
I kept silent.
My boots scraped against the cold stone floor of the Blue-Claw Pack headquarters.
I leaned my weight against the heavy oak desk just to stay upright.
The world tilted under my feet.
It was over.
Everything we built was over.
The reporters Father sent to humiliate Penelope did not break her.
They did not force her to crawl back to us.
Instead, they delivered a massive slap across our faces in front of the Lycan King himself.
This was not a simple family dispute anymore.
This was an act of total war against the Rogue Pack royal family.
It was direct.
It was unprovoked.
It was completely unforgivable.
“Julian!” Father b
