ndra

y door like they were trying to br

ane, you need to w

omfortable. The room was too quiet. And I really, really didn't

ease! The council has been summoned! Y

? What

it open. Mira was standing there looking absolutely frazzled,

I asked, my voice st

ttend." She thrust a dress at me. It was dark blue and looked even more unc

I say

Crown Prince to literally

. "Fine. But I'm not doing a

way," Mira said, practically pushing me bac

bout a thousand buttons again), my hair was in a messy braid, and I was following

we passed. I caught fragme

lieve she's

e Alphas wan

ce to the

sip mill was alre

important person in the kingdom had showed up for this meeting. Council members, pack

was sprawled in his chair, looking at me like I was something he'd scraped off his boot. Cassian had those weird silver eyes fixed on me with what could only be describe

beside the table, looki

voice like ice. "How generou

said. "Some of us

ed to learn punctua

ask to be here at

His wolf was close to t

he Alphas as possible while still being in the same room. I walked

gan, his voice formal and cold, "we can

a scar across his face. "We had a prophecy ceremony. The Blood Moon

idn't even glance at me. "The Moon Goddess chose a wolfless or

ple nodded

s not joke," the High

e said from his corner, his vo

staff on the ground. "The Blood Moon has chosen mat

" Darius said, finally looking up fro

about me like I wasn't in the room