#Chapter 24: The Consequences

Ava “I have brought you here today to issue a decree that will change the future of our pack... forever.” Chris’s calm, yet firm, voice carried across the gathered crowd with ease. All around us, our pack watched with bated breath; after all, the past few days had been a whirlwind of activity that our pack hadn’t seen in decades. In just a few short days, Ethan had left me and declared a new mate, Chris had returned, the two of them had fought for control of the pack, and now Chris had taken his rightful place as Alpha—all while claiming me as his Acting Luna and declaring that he had plans to assign the role of Alpha to someone else. Everyone was practically holding their breath in anticipation of what he might say next; would he declare a new Alpha? Would he take on the role himself? Would he banish Olivia, just as he had banished Ethan? He paused, his gaze sweeping over the assembled crowd with an intensity that made my heart pound in my chest. I could feel the gazes of