Silas pov

Tick tock, tick tock.

The sharp ticking of the clock cut through the heavy silence, making the study feel charged, tense, electric. The atmosphere felt suffocating, thick with the oppressive aura of Alphas.

Four Alphas.

Me.

My brother, Lucien.

Lucas.

And Verya.

Alphas of the strongest packs in the world, all in one room but this wasn’t a normal meeting like before.

This wasn’t a discussion. What was happening now, right before my eyes, was someone on the verge of taking their last breath, someone dangling helplessly in the air.

I leaned against the desk, eyes cold, expression blank, watching the scene unfold. Lucien held Verya by the...