Chapter 72:Sacred Chamber Confrontations

(Third-person's POV) Daniel sat stiffly in the Winter Pack's council hall, his knuckles white as he gripped his phone. The veins on his temple throbbed, tension rolling off him in waves. The moment the call connected, he spat out the words that had been gnawing at him. "Mother, Scarlett has been released." His voice was heavy, trembling with barely suppressed frustration. There was a pause on the other end. Then Sarah's voice sliced through like a whip. "What do you mean, 'released'? By who?!" The rising anger in her tone made Daniel shift uncomfortably in his chair. He exhaled sharply. "She left under the protection of that mysterious Alpha again. The one from the council. No one dared to stop them." Another loaded silence followed, but this one was quickly broken by Sarah’s furious outburst. "Unacceptable!" she screeched. "How is this even possible? Who authorized it? Who undermined me in this cowardly, underhanded way?!" Every word dripped venomous rage as her voice escalated,