“We’re not letting you leave us out of this, Lucy.” Tate’s voice came next as he knelt next to Juan. One by one the wolves knelt side-by-side.
Luna Zelena knelt alongside the others and said confidently, “We stand with her.”
Lucianne was angrily lecturing the leaders and Gammas of how irrational and reckless they were being for wanting to be punished to keep Xandar from doing anything to her. She kept giving them reasons to let her take the blame. They had packs to lead and protect, and mates and pups to take care of and live for. They all just looked at the King emotionlessly. They were taking in Lucianne’s words but were firm in their collective decision to forbid the King from punishing her for leading the alliance without punishing them first. Lucianne’s voice was getting even softer, weaker and more strained as she went on.