Chapter 4

I stood before the semicircle of pack elders, my hands steady despite the storm raging inside me. The preliminary pack court hearing had been called on short notice, but the chamber was filled to capacity. Curious pack members lined the walls, their eyes darting between me and Michael, who sat rigidly in his Alpha chair, fury emanating from him in palpable waves.

"Luna Nina," Elder Miriam spoke, her weathered face impassive. "You've called this preliminary hearing. Please state your case."

I nodded, feeling the weight of my legal briefcase in my hand—not the decoy Amanda had ruined, but my real…