Claiming the Last Alpha She-Wolf

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Chapter 11

~Author’s POV~

Rhiannion was the first to leave.

Once the guards escorted her back, the chamber emptied slowly, the elders murmuring amongst themselves as they filed out with sharp glances and tight mouths.

The words "disrespect," "unfit," and "dangerous" lingered in the air like stale smoke.

But the Alphas didn’t move.

Not immediately.

Kael remained at the center of the space, back straight, expression unreadable. The silence between the five of them crackled like a fuse waiting for fire.

Then Riven turned toward him.

"What. The. Hell."

Kael didn’t answer.