The hearing chamber was a cold, towering space carved into the oldest wing of Blackmoon Academy. The walls were made of thick, gray stone, etched with sigils from the earliest packs—testaments to a time when power was proven with blood and fire, not rules and regulation.
Rayne stood beside Lucian at the center of the room, her hands clenched tightly behind her back. Her heartbeat thudded in her ears, almost louder than the voices echoing around them.
Instructor Rhys Calloway paced in front of the tribunal.
“To reiterate, the complaint claims that Lucian Wolfe and Rei Valen entered the Trial of Shadows together and remained together throughout, which would constitute a direct violation of academy instructions given to them.”
Across the dais, the panel of senior Alphas sat like judges—si
