C44 Forgiveness on my terms

CASEY'S POV

The room was filled with an almost unbearable tension, thick with anticipation and unease.

Alpha Bran stood tall, a silent force of command and authority, his gaze cutting through the silence like a blade, radiating power and control.

Thorne, meanwhile, seemed like he was wrestling with every fibre of his pride, his face twisted in turmoil and indecision