Silence dropped so hard it felt physical.
The Hollow Moon representative went so freaking pale I thought he would faint any second.
The paternal grandmother made a tiny sound that could have been a sob and covered her mouth.
Kai’s golden eyes did not leave the grandfather’s face.
“Consider this mercy,” she continued. “Not for you. Never for you or your rotten pack. For them.”
Her gaze flicked, briefly, to Leo and Nico.
“Those little souls have already lost enough today. Enough in this life. Enough because adults with more pride than love keep confusing grief with rights.”
The sparks around Kai’s wrist snapped brighter.
The grandfather’s eyes widened.
And there I was, standing in a supernatural courtroom, watching a terrifying golden-eyed woman casually threaten a man’s life with p
