Chapter 25 – T-minus Ten Days

• Ethan's POV
• The weight of the Alpha Council’s stalemate loomed over me as I stared out the window at the darkening sky. Tension crackled around me, my power leaking out with my frustration.
• There were ten days until the next round of voting, and every second felt like a countdown to a confrontation. I could practically taste the bitterness of Derek’s abstention on my tongue, and it fueled my hatred for my father even more.