Taking Responsibility

Valine stormed through the corridors of the pack's headquarters, her anger fueling each step she took. She reached Dimitri's office and burst through the door, her voice filled with fury. "Dimitri!" Valine exclaimed, her eyes ablaze with anger. "How could you punish Almira and Paul so harshly? They were only trying to help me. Cutting their salaries and locking them up? It's unjust!" Dimitri sat behind his desk, his icy gaze meeting her fiery stare. His voice was cold and controlled as he responded. "I think it's about time we address the matter of your escape. I want to know how you managed to manipulate my people into aiding you. Did you offer your body to Paul and persuade him to take you to the market?" "What? What do you mean?" Valine's face contorted with a mixture of shock, hurt, and indignation. She took a step forward, her voice trembling with anger and disbelief. Dimitri leaned back in his chair, his expression unmoving. "It seems highly convenient that Paul, someone who didn