Calistas pov “Did you see her attack him, Paul?” Magnus asked, turning his cold gaze toward the Beta. The entire room became tense. Paul swallowed hard. His confidence disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. His throat bobbed as he struggled to find the right words. “Well… no, sire,” he finally admitted. “But the evidence speaks for itself.” Magnus stared at him for a few seconds in silence before a scoff left his throat. “I am not interested in what evidence looks like when someone has already decided what they want to believe,” Magnus replied. His voice became quieter, but somehow that made it more frightening. “I want the truth.” His eyes moved across the room. “And right now, I want to hear from the people who were actually inside that room before the guards arrived.” The m

