The name was Councilwoman Praxis Vael.
Darius knew it immediately — the Read was not needed to feel what arrived in him when Callum said it. The bond carried it directly. The specific quality of recognition striking something deep.
"She conducted the board's inaugural session," Darius said. His voice was entirely level. The Alpha King's voice, every feeling converted into function. "She appointed the presiding Alpha. She established the dissolution framework."
"Yes," Callum said.
"She wrote the framework," Darius said.
"Yes," Callum said.
"She wrote the framework that the board has been using to dissolve the organization she helped build," Darius said.
"Yes," Callum said.
Cole had his phone out. Not calling yet — holding it. The specific quality of someone who has identified the ne
