Chapter 149

Adrian's POV The formal summons to appear before the Werewolf Court had arrived three days after my father's presentation of evidence, delivered by ceremonial guards whose grim expressions suggested I was walking into something far more serious than a family dispute. As I sat in the observer section of the Great Hall, watching the proceedings unfold with growing horror, I felt the foundations of everything I'd believed about recent events crumble beneath the weight of documented truth. The woman I'd reconciled with, the woman I'd defended against my father's suspicions, the woman I'd allowed back into my life was a criminal. Not just opportunistic or manipulative, but an actual criminal whose actions had systematically destroyed innocent lives for personal gain and revenge. Evidence spread across the presentation table told a story I'd been too blind to see, too manipulated to recognize, too foolish to prevent. Digital forensics reports showed Nicole using my security credentials to ac