Chapter 99 Trista's POV It was Attwater who struck first. If Samantha chose to press charges, taking the case to the Werewolf Council or even the Royal Elders, Attwater would receive an indelible stain on his record—a permanent mark that future assessors would see, like an unchewable bone shard. Suppressing the turbulence in my throat, I calmed Attwater down and sent him home first. Then I followed the ambulance to the Royal Healing Center. I supervised Samantha's full examination: bone scans, gland reaction tests, and pheromone residue sampling. Nothing was skipped. After Samantha was moved to an isolation ward, Attwater, still worried, followed. The moment he stepped in, Cassian arrived. As Cassian walked into the ward, his Alpha aura descended like an iron curtain, ruthlessly sm

