LEAH
The courtroom was alive with chaos. Voices overlapped, murmurs turned to heated whispers, and the tension in the air felt like it could snap and slice through flesh.
Every Alpha had something to say about Damien’s challenge, their disbelief and curiosity dripping from every glance. Most were starting to feel sorry for Alpha Aenon, stating he would die young now that Damien had challenged him to a duel.
But all I could hear was the rush of blood in my ears.
A duel. Damien had challenged Alpha Aenon to a duel.
I couldn’t breathe. My heart had dropped like a stone, cold and heavy in my chest. Sure, Damien was strong—terrifyingly so.
Everyone knew his reputation, the monster no one dared to cross. But I couldn’t shake the gnawing fear clawing its way through me. What if something we
