"Rachel... I mean, Your Majesty," Jaxson corrected himself quickly, his voice tight as he bowed his head lower than he ever had before.
"Sit, Jaxson," I said smoothly, taking my place at the head of the table while Sam and Athena took up positions directly behind me. I looked across at the man who had been carrying the weight of this pack on his shoulders while Ethan hid away. "I'm sure you've felt the shift in the pack bond. Ethan is no longer the Alpha of Silver Creek. By royal decree, I have stripped him of his title."
Jaxson swallowed hard, looking at the elders, then back to me. "I felt it. The pack bond went completely quiet for a moment, and then... it felt like a vacancy."
"He is alive, but he is a broken wolf," I replied flatly. "This pack cannot survive a vacancy, and it canno
