Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Elder Tasha’s voice cut through the moment, sharp and unforgiving. “The kitchen chef, Bianca, has confessed that you instructed her to drug the wine served to the Alphas. Our investigation revealed traces of wolfsbane and Garnicia pollen precisely where you would have placed them. Will you still deny it?” Her gaze was icy, unyielding. “Bianca is your friend, someone you doted on. She can’t be lying, now, can she?”

The words left me stunned, and tears streamed down my cheeks. Bianca… my friend, someone I trusted. I turned to see her step forward, unable to meet my gaze, her own face streaked with tears. My heart broke as I watched her, the betrayal weighing down on me like a crushing weight.

Elder Tasha nodded at her, a silent prompt. “Bianca, please tell our Alphas and the council what you told us.”

Bianca wiped at her tears, still unable to look at me, and I could feel the final threads of my hope unraveling. She opened her mouth, her voice trembling, and I braced myself, knowing that whatever she said next would seal my fate.

“Scarlett linked me during the party and asked me to place the substance in the wine,” Bianca’s voice shook, but she kept speaking, each word a dagger. “She said she was tired of the North, wanted to go to the West to search for a better life. She was sure her mates wouldn’t allow her to leave because of the mate bond, so she wanted to make sure they wouldn’t be able to stop her. She felt… she felt useless because she’s wolfless and believed the Alphas deserved better than her. She also told me she’s barren. That’s why she wanted to do this-so they could move on and have children with someone else. I… I believed her, and I wanted to help. So I did it.”

The silence in the hall shattered as Lucian’s roar of anger tore through the air. The sound echoed, filled with pain and betrayal. My heart sank as I realised the impact of her words. Bianca had been close to them, trusted by their family for years. Her word, against mine, was as good as proof.