Serena's POV
Serena heard every word.
She'd been outside the meeting room door getting water when Elder Moira's voice cut through the walls. Sharp. Cold. Damning.
"Twin Alphas cannot share a mate. It is forbidden."
"You have one week to reject the girl or we strip your titles."
The words kept replaying in her head even now as she stuffed clothes into her backpack with shaking hands. One week. The Council was giving them one week to choose between her and everything they'd built.
It was no choice at all.
She could hear Dante and Kael downstairs, could feel their agony through the bond like it was her own. The shame. The impossible position she'd put them in. The way she'd crashed into their lives like a meteor and destroyed everything stable.
This was her fault.
If she left, they'd keep their titles. Keep their pack. Keep their power. The Council wouldn't exile them. Their father's legacy would survive.
Serena zipped the backpack quietly and moved toward the window.
