Ryan's POV..,,,,,
The council chamber felt like a battlefield, tension crackling in the air as accusations and evidence swirled around us. Sarah stood poised and elegant, her mask of innocence firmly in place despite Lucian's pointed questions. Diana remained silent, her face composed but her hands clenched at her sides.
"Perhaps we should adjourn," Elder Thorne suggested, clearly uncomfortable with the direction this confrontation was taking. "Allow time to process this new evidence properly."
"No," I said firmly, my voice cutting through the murmurs. "We finish this now. One way or another."
Sarah's eyes flicked to me, confidence radiating from her smile. She expected my support—just as she'd received it five years ago when I'd chosen political convenience over justice. The pack expe
