It was total chaos in the Dark Slayer Pack. Tension hung in the air like a storm about to break. Jayden, livid beyond reason, had sent a summon to the elders of the holy Cathedral Shrine. It would take them at least a few days to arrive—the shrine was nestled deep in the highlands, far from any pack border.
No one could get through to Jayden—not even his father, the former Alpha.
"Son, let’s not escalate this further. Why don’t we release the General and have a proper, civil conversation?" the former Alpha suggested carefully, trying to steady his son’s temper.
Jayden’s glare cut like a blade. “He will NOT be released,” he growled. “I don’t care if he’s a general from the royal kingdom. Leo wasn’t just my Gamma—he was my childhood friend. So, with all due respect, Father, he stays in th
