Aria's POV
I had spent the entire night compiling the intelligence on the Nightshade Clan. Every report, every border sighting, every piece of equipment recovered from the ambush, every record Ryder had obtained, and every detail Noah had uncovered about Silas's relationship with the vampires.
I organized everything into a single report and submitted it to the Werewolf Council before dawn. If they refused to believe me after seeing all of it, then they weren't interested in the truth. They were interested in waiting until the truth became impossible to ignore.
I sat in the Council chamber while the members reviewed my report. The atmosphere was suffocating. Several councilors whispered among themselves. Others avoided looking at me altogether.
Finally, the eldest councilor placed the r
