sie

ers dripped from the ceiling of the Great Hall, casting prismatic light

shadows in my simple grey work suit.

potlight. They looked like a fairy tale king and queen, pe

ming off the stone walls. "Tonight, I formally recog

ssive moonstone, glowing with

it around

y. Her eyes scanned the crowd until they found me. She sm

scream pie

ing to her knees so hard the impact echoed. She h

the girl sobbed. "I coul

e room plunged into a

ded, his Alpha aura flaring

e. "Dessie! She gave me silver powder! She told me to put it

eyes turned to me. Accusing. Hateful. The we

A clumsy, theatrical setup, but agains

teady despite the trembling of my

hing her stomach. "Oh god... my baby.

for a fact-I had seen the encrypted

He didn't ask for proof. He didn't look fo

spiteful creat

ward me. The crowd parted like the Re

p until my heels hit the wall. "Check th

e!" he

sical hammer, crushing the air from

age. "You tried to harm my mat

he truth tearing out of my thro

any

The blade was obsidian, sharp enough to cut b

Silver Creek, reject you,

hoed off the

a

felt like my soul was being ripped in half. I screamed,

ontinued, his voice cold as de

he dagger across my palm. Then he slashed his own. He let

ancient, barbaric ritual, reserved only for the worst traitor

in in my neck, where the

something el

he pain, beneath the Beta

ancient. It was te

al on my bloodline, hidden since birth to protect

usually brown, flash

mbled bac

nd no longer held me down. It felt insign

strange, harmonic resonance that vibrated the cry

na

ie wa

floor, darknes

aw Chanel smiling. Sh

ldest and wisest member of the Council, was star

s hand-the insignia of the White Wolf