Chapter  337

XENOIS My blood turned to ice. Beside me, I saw Zade tense, clearly picking up on my reaction through body language and scent.   "What do you want?" I asked, keeping my voice level even as my wolf howled with rage.   "Oh, this isn't a negotiation call," Jerome said pleasantly. "This is more of a... courtesy. A chance for you to see your parents one last time before we proceed with justice. I'm sending a video connection request now. I suggest you accept it."   The phone buzzed with an incoming video call notification. I looked at Zade, who nodded grimly. We moved quickly to my office, everyone following. I set up my laptop to receive the call on a larger screen so everyone could see.   When I accepted the connection, the image that appeared made my heart stop.   It was unmistakably a cell----stone walls, minimal lighting, the kind of place designed to break prisoners through sheer bleakness. And in the center of the frame, sitting on crude wooden chairs, were my parents.   Samuel and S