EMBER'S POV
Knox pivots, because Knox always pivots.
His voice is controlled but I can hear the edge underneath, the barely restrained fury at being cornered.
"The recording is from day one. It doesn't reflect where we are now. Arrangements change. Feelings develop. What started as practical—"
"How convenient," Elder James cuts in, his voice dripping with contempt. "You claim genuine feelings only after being caught lying about the sacred fated bond. Only after your deception has been exposed for the entire Summit to witness. Forgive me, Lycan King, if the council finds this counter-response somewhat... suspicious."
The trap has snapped shut.
Knox realizes it at the same moment I do—there's no defense that doesn't sound like another lie.
Every word he says now will be filtered throu
