Chapter 41. A Second Betrayal

They both stopped by a tree on the meeting grounds, watching as Jeo walked back on forth on the stage, trying to figure out what would be a fitting punishment for a woman Quinn once regarded as her mom. “Kathrine Francis… are the allegations made against you the truth?”

Kathrine looked up at him, nodding once, and the crowd became noisy immediately. Quinn couldn’t decipher what they were saying, her ears aren’t as useful as they once were. “And may I ask why you’d do such a thing? Quinn is the beta of this pack, she’d protected it on numerous occasions, why would you poison your own daughter?”

“For a cause none of you would see valid.”

“I see… and do you regret it?”

“I don’t…”

“Alright… you’ve confessed… and as Alpha, I hereby sentence you to ten years imprisonment and a death sentence.”

Quinn’s heart started to palpitate mindlessly, and her lips itched to open. She wanted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say. Two guards went up on th