Elise’s POV
Silence spread through the room like a dense, suffocating shadow. No Alpha dared to speak. None tried to challenge what had just happened.
I didn’t need more words, either.
I had achieved my goal.
This meeting was never meant to be a negotiation. There were no terms to discuss, no agreements to sign. The only reason I came was to make sure they understood one absolute truth: war wasn’t just inevitable—it was about to consume them.
And after what I had done, after what they had felt in their own flesh, I knew that some were already reconsidering their loyalty to Lucian.
Proud, powerful Alphas, reduced to frightened prey in mere seconds.
I smiled to myself.
It was time to leave.
I met Kael’s gaze, and there was no need for words. He studied me with a mix of satisfacti
