Chapter 112

“You stand accused of the murder of Alina Whitehart, Leila. How do you plead?”

The head of the elder council asks Leila curtly in the pack house chamber.

The twelve elders of the pack are present including Trent, Carmela’s father.

The chamber is a building built adjoining but separated from the main pack house with an open roof. Despite the modern times, the elders have kept to the old ways and sat on the bare floor with their legs crossed.

They sit in a huge circle with Leila sitting in the middle earning glares from all of them and Tatum sits behind the circle, indicating his position as the Alpha.

“Innocent,” Leila replies in a calm tone, her eyes fixed on no else but Trent, Carmela’s father who is also the current head of the elders council.

It was he who rushed the summon against her and Leila knows it is not random, she feels weary about it but she keeps a straight face, determined to prove her innocence.

Normally, a murder case like this should be charged to court under the new