Chapter 80

IRENE'S POV Today was the trial for Miles, Thea and the Alpha family of Gerard Wolf Pack. The air in the courtroom was filled with mixed emotions. Every pair of eyes was glued to the front, where Thea, Matthew, and his family stood in chains. They looked disheveled, nothing like the powerful figures they once were. My heart, once soft for my sister, was now cold and unmoved. I sat beside Leon, my back straight, my eyes hard as steel. His hand lightly rested on my arm as a silent reminder that he was there with me. But my focus was entirely on the scene unfolding before me. The head judge, an imposing figure with a weathered face and piercing eyes, rose from his seat. His voice boomed, silencing the murmurs in the crowd. “Today, we stand in judgment of Thea, Miles, and the Blackridge family for crimes committed against the werewolf community, their pack, and most grievously, against their own blood.” There was a collective gasp from the audience as he listed their crimes—treason, conspi