CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO

Everything happened in a flash. Sounds of horror echoed in the room—screams and gasps erupted. Faces twisted from blankness to utter shock to horrified looks. The calm of the room broke in an instant as some Elders made a feeble attempt to hold their raging Alpha. One minute, Noah stood by her side, holding back his deadly emotions, and in the next, he had covered the distance between himself and Aiden, cracking the heavy table that sat in the middle of the room and knocking over chairs with a loud thud. His eyes glowed with unadulterated anger as he grabbed Aiden's throat in a tight fist. It happened so fast no one expected his move. Even Aiden had a shocked look plastered on his face as he shuffled sheepishly off his seat. A warning, progressively violent growl echoed from Noah, rumpling through the room, shaking everyone to their very core. Noah bared his teeth as his canines extended. Veins adorned his neck, and his body heaved with unrestrained fury that made everyone rattle in