Chapter 216

• Malachi lowered his head. He had wanted them to bend the knee, to just accept his fate and move on. Each one of us would die for him, would gladly take his place in that inner circle, and be judged. After ten minutes, I could see the anger rising in Alexander before he managed to block me out.
• “Malachi Sinclair … your pack has spoken. You will now enter into a fight of dominance.”
• Malachi walked to where I stood and took off his shirt, handing it to me. “You should have bent the knee. They would’ve followed you.” His voice was barely a whisper.