The crowd was shocked that he had the audacity to try to argue for his daughter’s forgiveness with all the evidence provided King James stared at him a moment before he said, “Interject-what?”

“I am equally appalled by Madalynn’s behavior,” Romero stated, surprising us all again. Turning to his daughter, he said,

“Madalynn, you are a disgrace to this family and to this pack. I believe every word of what Talon has said today is true, and I have put up with your sneaky, conniving behavior for too long. I believe the best punishment for you would be that you leave the capital immediately!”

“You mean… to return to our...