The True Target

The crushing pressure of the Rogue King’s aura still choked the ceremonial hall when Valera’s calm voice sliced through the heavy air.

"Members of the Council," she began, refusing to let the suffocating silence drag. "Why are we debating semantics? Does the exact title she holds—whether she stands here as the sister to your Alpha King or as the chosen mate of Malachi—truly change the weight of