#Chapter 23 Veritas

The Pack It had been nearly an hour, and she still wasn’t there. The council members were mixed in their reactions to Mira missing her own trial: some were restless and concerned, some confirmed their belief that she was irresponsible. Dominic paced, checking his phone, speaking in hushed tones to his Beta guards about what could have kept her so delayed. The current Alpha and Luna were poised and calm on the surface, though it was hard to tell what simmered underneath. That was the job of the ruling class, and these two had been in charge long enough to master their poker faces. The only sign of a crack on the surface was when the son locked eyes with his father, after one third of the votes had been tallied, and Mira was losing support. The father’s eyes dropped for half a second, an almost imperceptible sign of sympathy for his offspring. Dominic’s hands were balled into fists. The only time his grip loosened was once again to check his phone for a message. There