"The traditions have been observed," Alpha Igla formally declared. "The captive, Lyra Thorne, is claimed by the Cerberus Alphas. The previous demand for Hollowing is hereby withdrawn from today henceforth. She is free of the hollowing exercise by Fate's choice. Anyone who demands her to be hollowed from now henceforth will have her mates to contend with. So be it!" Alpha Igla's voice rang out through the council as he stamped the decree.
The triplets remained calm physically, but their wolves were raging war within them. Lyra still knelt, head bent, in the center of the chamber, but any little shift in the air brought her scent with it.
