The Council’s announcement sent shockwaves through the pack world. News spread fast. Alpha Marcus Nightshade, respected leader, had orchestrated the murder of Alpha Marius and Luna Celeste Silvermoon twenty years ago.
My phone rang constantly. Other Alphas are calling to offer condolences. To express shock. To distance themselves from Marcus’s crimes.
But the call I was waiting for didn’t come. Kaden stayed silent for three days after the announcement.
“He’s probably dealing with fallout in his own pack,” Maya suggested. “Finding out your Alpha’s father was a murderer can’t be easy for them.”
She was right. Reports filtered in about Shadowpine. Pack members are demanding answers. Some are calling for Kaden to step down. Others are defending him.
It was messy. Painful. Exactly what I’d
