"Alpha, why are you stripping me of my title? I've already severed the bond with Emmaline! She's the one who smuggled this fraud into our midst—I was completely in the dark!" Rodger sputtered, his voice cracking with a desperate, frantic panic. Samantha shot me a vitriolic glare, chiming in, "Exactly, Alpha! Even if Emmaline is my sister, we can cut ties with her this very second." It seemed they still hadn't grasped the gravity of the situation. I let out a soft sigh, feigning a look of regret. "What a pity. I was actually considering pleading for mercy on your behalf for the sake of 'family.' But since you've washed your hands of me, I suppose we'll just have to let justice take its course." "You dare talk back!" Samantha shrieked, her face contorted with rage. "This is all your faul

