Lucian POV

“Because Maelis is Selene.”

The recording ended with a hiss of static, leaving my voice echoing in the council Hall.

I stood at the center of the room, my hands clasped behind my back to hide the fact that they were shaking from a rage so hot it felt like it was burning a hole through my stomach.

It was edited. Of course it was.

They had cut out my desperation to save a life, and the fact that Selene had been kidnapped. All that remained was the sound of a deranged Alpha willing to burn his pack to the ground for a woman who the whole pack...