Dominic POV
Antoni entered the grand hall with his characteristic flamboyance, bowing deeply before my father, a gesture that seemed to scream of exaggerated respect. When he turned to me, his bow was noticeably shallower, his lips curling into a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"Alpha," he began, his voice dripping with feigned innocence, "to what do I owe the honor of being summoned to this sacred grand hall? Have I been called to be punished because you've captured three rogues who claim I tried to kill you? Oh, Dominic, surely you don't trust these filthy rogues over your own cousin, whom you've always considered a brother."