nd cold stone. It looked more like a fortress than

nted to slow them down and rest for a bit, but the strength of their hands propel

through with blood... she must have

She's bleeding," The man on her left as

er. Blackwood

arius Blackwood. She knew him from the port

known for his obsession with control and

ceiling. Torches flickered on the walls, casting dancing shadows. At the far end, a long table sat ele

he sat in the middle. He waved his hands, dism

is brows at her. "This is th

ce, staring meant disrespect, so she looked past them to the council's crest. The

Council members muttered. "Look at her.

another added. "I

declined Morgan pack. Fat and unturned... you're a stain on our kind." He tapped the table rhythmically and leaned forward, frowning."And

thing came out. Her throat was dry. She

le, his voice echoing around the rat

f coughs that brought blood rushing to her mouth. She clenched he

back on his chair and swivelled

was dying, and the next... the next I heard a voice and everything suddenly chan

caught her off. "Whos

n't know. I don't know who he is. I just... I

rowed. "You can't tell me

ck in her head before she stabilized herself again. "I don't know

e beckoning to the others. The Council members

d. "An Alpha bonded to an unturn

r suggested. "Perhaps it's not a true

is hand, and the

owly. "And that's the problem. She's a

?" someone aske

"I have my suspicions bu

ps echoing in the silent hall. Anaya flinched

ld. "You are a threat. You don't mean to be but

clasped in a plea. She shook her head at him. "I don't want

weat. He coiled it round his fingers and looked at her. "The hunters who attacked yo

e searched his face for any indicati

u eliminated. He leaned closer to her, his voice dropping to a

to scream that he was lying, that

she knew. She'

voice almost gentle. "But I'm offering

er vision blurred with t

estigious school for wolves in the world. You'll go there. You'll live ther

do that? Why wou

containing you. The Academy is the perfect place for s

ing bells at the prospect of The Academy. "B

ng there. Which means you'll stand out, we'll always know where

closed them when she saw the look in

e'll find you. Either

g into it like a king on a throne. He reached f

ied... how are you still standing?" Darius asked but he wasn't expecting an

r members of the Council, her heart

who brought her here came into t

Academy. Put her in the Omega dormitory. Make sure

ere faster. They grabbed her and held her in a death's grip. A

rned back and looked at Darius. "Please," she

s of Darius turning aw