Chapter 80

Derek's POV

The council chamber felt colder than it had any right to. The stone walls, the heavy oak table, the stern faces of the eight elders it all pressed in on me.

But the heaviest weight was the silence that followed my words. It sat in the room, thick and suffocating, until the Chief finally broke it.

His voice was measured, but I could hear the edge of disbelief in it. “What do you mean, Alpha Derek, when you say your Luna was not taking care of you, but was instead killing you?” the chief asked.

I kept my gaze locked on Addison, she stood a few...