The noise had grown into a near riot with
sub-alphas raising their voices in outrage and open disagreement over the Alpha King's demands.
For as long as they could remember, humans had been the source of their pain. They had abused, tormented, and persecuted the were-kind. So why shouldn't they taste that same pain for once?
"That's enough!" Alpha Leon roared, his voice thundering across the hall. And the effect was immediate.
The clamor died mid-breath, conversations snapping shut as every head turned toward him.
Alpha Leon stood rigid, fury rolling off him in palpable waves. The veins along his neck bulged, his jaw clenched so tightly it looked like it might crack, and his eyes burned red with barely leashed power.
No one dared to speak, not when the south pack Alpha looked one heartbeat away from striking them down where they stood.
