We stepped into the meeting room to annoyed faces. They clearly didn't appreciate having to wait, but I didn't care. I was the Alpha here. They wait for me, not the other way around.
''Listen closely,'' Kolt spoke, his voice steady. ''Barret is up to something dark. He's trying to create a curse of his own that requires the sacrifice of innocent lives. It's the real reason he's killing our woman. He wants to kill a few more girls to activate it. And worse, the royal family is aiding him just like we suspected.''
Gasps echoed around the room, and the council members exchanged uneasy glances, and my great uncle, Dylan's eyes squinted into a frown.
''Are you certain?'' He asked, his tone sharp. ''Accusing the royal family of this kind of thing could get us all killed.''
''He told me perso
