ALEXANDER
Silence stretched for a moment after Mason’s accusation, thick and uncomfortable.
I didn’t take my eyes off him.
I knew that look. The performance. The way his voice carried just enough fear to sound believable. I had seen it before—just not in front of this many witnesses.
But knowing and proving were two different things.
And right now, I had nothing.
I shifted my gaze slowly across the crowd. “Is what Mason said true?” I asked, my voice calm, but loud enough.
There was hesitation.
A flicker of unease.
Then—
“Yes, Alpha.”
“It’s true.”
“He just attacked.”
One after another, they echoed the same thing. No one stepped forward. No one contradicted it.
Not a single voice in Roman’s defense.
My jaw tightened slightly.
I didn’t miss the way Roman stiffened beside me, h
