“It was Avery, my Luna, who killed those men when they threatened her,” Liam said firmly. He prepared himself to face the tribunal regarding Avery’s past and his lie. He even told Avery she might have to share her memories about the event to show she was in danger and acted in self-defense without knowing what she was doing. “Did you know it right from the beginning?” Anton asked. Liam didn’t move a muscle. His face remained unchanged, cold and emotionless. “If you mean if I knew about it during the last tribunal, my answer is yes, I knew about it.” Liam confirmed what the rest of the audience already suspected. If he knew Avery was his mate from the beginning, he would do anything to protect her. Even if that meant lying to the tribunal. “But before you put your punishment on me, there

