chapter 44

Valen Deacon shuffles uncomfortably on the spot, looking at Clarke while the other council members glance at Deacon, making me wonder if Deacon is only doing this as a favor to his brother, whom we are now aware is a traitor. “We found evidence at John's packhouse,” Deacon declares and I laugh because it even sounds ridiculous. “Before or after the forsaken attack? Or during?” I ask Deacon, but he says nothing. I see Clarke step forward and John growls and snarls from where he’s pinned when we hear the sound of screeching tires across the intersection and a car comes to an abrupt halt. Glancing over, I see Slasher pack's Alpha climb out of the car. Alpha Daxon and I are on good terms, however, he doesn't have the best relationship with my father, seeing as, reportedly, my father killed his son Preston. Preston himself hadn't had a stellar relationship with his own father, who had threatened to remove his title for misdoings and the negative attention he constantly got from the media. A