ALPHA DARIO POV

I stood in the midst of the crowd, my heart pounding in my chest as I watched the scene unfold before me. The woman who had captured my heart, Queen Aria of Lunaria, sat on her judgment throne, looking ravishing and breathtaking, her eyes fixed on the man who trembled in the grasp of two burly guards.

"Alpha Dario is the leader of Thornridge," she said in a loud voice, but did not shout. I could see people writing down her words and passing it to the others behind them. I heard people whispering in the crowd. 'But where the hell is Thornridge?'

The crowd was divided,...