CHAPTER 43 : Protecting yourself at all costs

Lawrence POV.

I turned my attention back to the room, assessing the tension thick in the air. Everyone waited, their eyes fixed on me, anticipating my decision regarding the crisis unfolding before us, what I would say or what I was going to do.

I knew my grandmother had something planned—she wouldn’t have returned with my twin brother, Luke, unless she intended to challenge me or have something in mind. It wasn't just possible for her to return just like that, something must have propelled both of them here.

Whatever her plan was, it was clear she meant business.

“Why have you returned, knowing full well the laws of our pack and the consequences of having twins?” I asked, my voice steady but laden with underlying tension.

I watched her intently, eager to hear her response.

Before she could answer, Luke’s voice cut through the room from a shadowy corner. “I’ve come to reclaim what rightfully belongs to me, and I will do whatever it takes to get it.” His tone was sharper, more resolut