Chapter 18

Lorenzo's POV

The whole Pack was thrown into mourning. Alpha Kai was the last to arrive in the yard. Only a few members of the pack, who had the heart to watch the gory scenes that would unfold soon, came.

Darius was dragged to the arena where a pyre had been set for his lynching. They took him to the top and tied him to a pole directly above the highest point of the pyre.

The initial judgment was to behead him but Alpha Kai had changed it, he wanted to hear his cries while he would burn.

Alpha Kai had settled on his throne, waiting for the guards to get off the pyre and Elder Rick to read out Darius's crimes to him.

I remembered Schraff's story and how it later led to the death of two members of the Council of Protectors. Something Like that should be avoided at all costs.

"There's something I would like to talk about," I leaned toward Alpha Kai and whispered to him.

"Whatever you wanted to talk about, can wait and if it can't wait, it's already late," he responded wit