Chapter 56: Never Submit
(Aria's POV)
The murmurs around me were growing louder, biting like low growls in a quiet forest. Diana had acted quickly, her scent and aura heavy with engineered triumph as waves of accusations rippled outward through the Silverbrook pack bonds.
“She pushed you?” A sharp female voice echoed through the mind-link, disbelief laced with judgment. “And the human’s pregnant? She endangered an heir—!”
I stood motionless, feeling their directed thoughts darting toward me like arrows. Sarah clung to Alexander’s arm as though she might collapse at any moment, her head bowed, her wide eyes shimmering with well-practiced tears.
I clenched my fists, forcing myself to breathe evenly. My wolf stirred under the tension, the suppression potion dulling the full fury cra
