"You may not be a pack member, but you are within my territory," he said, his tone cold and unforgiving. "And I will not tolerate any criminal activity within my borders." "I have done nothing wrong!" Chloe protested. "You are misunderstanding the situation." "Am I?" Dominic said, his voice full of skepticism. "From where I'm standing, it looks like you knowingly helped a fugitive escape justice. I would call that a crime, wouldn't you?" Chloe opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. Dominic looked at her expectantly, waiting for her to speak. But the longer the silence stretched on, the more his expression hardened. Finally, he spoke again, his tone brooking no argument. "I have heard enough," he said. "I find you guilty of aiding and abetting a criminal. As punishment,

