THOR “This shouldn’t be happening.” I paced across my study, unable to settle the anger churning inside me. The Elders’ message concerning Dextera’s retrial had left my mind in turmoil. Nichevoya had been fully invoked, and there was little I could do to intervene this time. One thing was certain—they would not spare her. With the unrest already spreading through the pack, the Elders would use every excuse available to make an example of her. My own people were divided over my decision to protect Dextera. Whispers followed me through the halls. Some questioned my judgment. Others believed I had grown weak, that the outsider had clouded the mind of their Alpha. They were wrong. Aero had seen what I hadn't, and from the beginning, he had insisted that we help Dextera through every obs

