Sebastian's POV
The hunter leader looked like he wanted to strangle his own man. His face, already pale with shame, flushed with a fresh wave of panic. He took a step toward the younger hunter, his hand twitching as if to clamp over his mouth. "You will shut your mouth now, or I will shut it for you permanently!" he snarled, his voice a low, desperate threat.
But the damage was done.
Everyone had forgotten about Aitana because of what happened, but now they had brought that name back up.
However, the young hunter seemed too deep in his fear and desperation to back down. He was like a cornered animal, lashing out. "But the contract! The Council said she was the key! They said her bloodline—"
He never finished.
Before I could move, before I could even draw breath to unleash my fury,
