5KaelionThe scent of fear clung to the walls of the council room like smoke after a fire. It was thick, heavy, and satisfying. I sat at the head of the long wooden table, fingers steepled under my chin, as my pack members fidgeted in their seats, eyes darting to one another like nervous prey.None of them dared meet my gaze. Good. They were learning."Explain," I growled, my voice low but deadly enough to make even the most seasoned warriors flinch.My Beta, Jareth, swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing. "During the… incident with Seraphina, Alpha, there was an escape attempt from one of the prisoners we captured in the last raid."I arched a brow, leaning back in my chair, fingers steepled. "And how, exactly, did that happen?"No one spoke. The silence stretched on until it became unbearable. Finally, Elliot, one of the pack members, cleared his throat."The guards were distracted, Alpha. They underestimated the prisoners’ desperation."I chuckled darkly. "Distracted? That’s the
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