“There you have it,” Talon said, turning to the crowd. “Your Luna is not the only problem.”
His gaze swept across every face.
“There is another traitor hiding among you,” Talon declared, his voice cutting through the clearing like a blade. “And it is none other than you, Beta.”
“Alpha King, you do not have proof of that,” Beta Rafe said, forcing his spine straight despite the sweat breaking along his temple. “You cannot simply stand there and accuse me. How can you say I am the traitor?”
A murmur rippled through the gathered pack—uncertain, uneasy. Rafe had been their beta for years. He had stood beside their alpha in every battle, every council meeting. To hear his name spoken alongside the word traitor felt wrong, almost unthinkable.
Talon did not react to the noise.
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