47: Where is the west wing?

Gasps rippled through the courtroom. Some alphas stood abruptly, others staggered back in disbelief. A few warriors reached for their weapons instinctively.

The scent of blood, though faint, tainted the air like smoke after a slaughter.

Even Damien's face paled.And then there was silence.

Until a whisper broke it.

"These are elite soldiers, they have the Raven mark on their face veils…" a guard reported as he examined the veils on each.

Another voice trembled, "That flag is the sigil of… of no known pack!…" he stressed, raising questions on what Alpha would dare go against Damon to send this as a gift to his sister.

The severed heads with no bodies.

Rolling across the polished floor, leaving thin trails of fresh blood behind them.

The golden glow of the chest did nothing to mask the horror of its contents. Eyes wide open in death, mouths frozen in silent screams dozens of heads spilled out like discarded offerings.