"Or voluntarily relinquish authority over his pack until the matter is resolved."
The sentence fell across the room like a thunderclap, and a collective gasp swept through the chamber.
Even some elders looked shocked.
The proposal was outrageous. Asking an Alpha to relinquish his authority was never an easy feat, not to talk about a Supreme Alpha. That could only be possible if they were courting death.
But because Malvin had wrapped it in legal language, openly rejecting it would be difficult, so what followed was a heavy silence as everyone waited.
They waited for Adrian's anger, his outrage, but instead, Adrian laughed. The sound echoed through the chamber.
It was soft, amused, and dangerously calm. Malvin even felt a sting of mockery from him, and his smile froze.
