Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 117

“The council believes you’ve lost control of your pack. If you can’t even keep a pack member from stealing from you, how can you expect to prevent a war? And why was Jefferson’s daughter in your pack?”

“Her mate was part of my pack, I think she was also trying to escape her overbearing father,” Rhett lies. No, he caused a rift between me and them when he attacked my father the night he came to tell my parents I was his mate.

My heart pounds harder. “The council is worried about your ability to lead, Rhett. The fact that a pack member was able to steal from you without your knowledge is proof of that. You need to regain control, or the council will have no choice but to step in.”

Rhett’s jaw tightens, his frustration evident. “I’ve already told you she escaped and fled before I could bring her to justice.”

I swallow hard, forcing myself to keep my gaze on Max’s coloring book. The lie stings, but what else did I expect from Rhett?

Soren leans forward, eyes hard as he regards Rhett. “Exactly, she escaped your entire pack. But I’m curious about what you plan to do when she’s caught now giving her back to

Jefferson won’t be an option.”

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answer immediately. I can feel the tension in the room rising, like a storm waiting to break. “She’ll face whatever punishment the council deems appropriate,” Rhett finally says, his voice even, but I can sense

menace.

his arms, clearly unsatisfied. “The council needs assurance that you’re in control, Rhett. A runaway pack member stealing from you doesn’t inspire confidence. What exactly do

me as if I’m nothing more than a criminal to be dealt with. I’m the thief they’re discussing, the runaway

I had no

betrayal won’t be tolerated. Stripping her of any rights, any ties to the pack or her father’s. It’s what the council would expect.”

who once claimed to love me, who once promised to protect me, is now discussing my fate as if I’m

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it doesn’t seem like enough now given all the drama this woman has caused. The fact that she escaped from

does that even mean? All I know is, I don’t want to find out.

slowly. “I understand, Soren.”

silence that follows is unbearable. I need to leave this. room, to get away from these discussions about my fate. “Max, honey,

for a moment, but his attention quickly shifts back to Rhett as I slip out of the room. My heart is pounding in my chest as I walk down the corridor, trying to breathe through the panic clawing at me. I make it to