The Rise Of The Betrayed Luna (Amorah and Holmes) novel Chapter 7

AMORAH

The moment the words left my mouth, the hall erupted.

Vosces rose around me as wolves began speaking over one another. Elders turned toward Holmes with open shock. Several Alphas stopped their conversations entirely and watched us with sharp attention.

No one expected those words to come from me.

Not temight

Not in front of the entire council.

Holmes did not move.

He stood a few steps away from me with Bethany at his side, his posture straight, his expression unreadable. But I knew him well enough to recognize the tension in his shoulders.

For the first time since this confrontation began, he had nothing ready to say

Bethany was the first to recover.

“My sister is grieving” she said quickly, her voice carrying across the hall with loss of her pup has affected her deeply.

Her hand rested lightly on Holmes’s arm as she spoke.

“She does not understand what she is saying.”

The whispers grew louder.

I could feel the judgment shifting again.

Led urgency. “Please forgive her. The

The council members did not know me the way the Silvercrest pack did. They only saw a Luna who had lost a child and arrived at a gathering of Alphas making accusations.

One of the senior elders raised his hand.

“Silence”

The command spread through the hall immediately. The wolves obeyed without hesitation.

His gaze seuled on me.

“Luna Amorah,” he said slowly. “Do you understand the seriousness of the accusation you have just spoken?”

His voice carried the weight of authority earned through many years.

“Accusing an Alpha of killing another Alpha before the council is not a small matter.”

“I understand, I answered.

Inside my

chest my heart was beating hard, but I forced myself to remain calm.

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Wa Hume he and You have heard the accuration. Bu your wish in responde

Mebled dowy and stepped to wand

My are has sittered greatly in the last few days” he said in a very eam vider

isse sounded patient.

The same roue he had used many times when presenting himself before other kinds

our unborn child after falling down the staircase in our park house? he continued “Wake then her and ha She has been under the care of our headers”

Several wolves marmured quietly.

Holpes continued speaking without looking at me.

She should be resting in Silvercrest territory, not standing here among the

Bethany lowered her head slightly beside him.

“We were trying to protect her,” she added sonly. “She escaped her chambers before the guards realized what doine

Let anger rise in my chest, but I kept my expression still:

folmes looked toward the elder again.

Trequest permission to return my mate to our territory so she can recover” he said, “This situation should next trodde qu

For

moment the elder did not respond.

The hall remained quiet..

Then another Alpha spoke from the side of the room.

“It she was recovering.” he said slowly, “why was she locked in her chambers?”

The question spread through the hall immediately. Bethany’s fingers tightened slightly on Holmes’s sleeve

a precaution.” she replied. “Her wolf has been unstable since the loss. We feared she might harm herself

A few wolves nodded in understanding

Others remained sile

ranger had not spoken since I made my accusation. But I could feed his wall prescure clearly now

The elder looked toward me aga

Bethany looked at me with quart sympathy that only 1 could recognize as faise

“Amoah” the sand gently, “you are hurting yourself Please stop this”

I ignored her

“My father’s death was ruled an accident” Holmes said before I could answer “The saved saper

He turned his gaze toward the elder

“There is no reason to reopen it.”

Before the elder could reply, the stranger beside me spoke.

His voice was calm.

“If the matter was so clear,” he said, “then an investigation should no trojok anyone?

Holmes’s attention snapped toward him immediately.

“This is not your concern,” Holmes said.

The stranger met his gaze without hesitation.

“You made it my concern the moment you tried to silence her”

Holmes stepped slightly closer.

“You do not understand the situation”

The stranger did not move.

“I understand enough,” he replied.

Holmes’s wolf pushed forward beneath his calm expression.

I could feel the pressure of it spreading through the hall.

“You are interfering in the bond between an Alpha and his mate.” Holmes said coldly.

The stranger’s expression did not change.

“She asked for my support”

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