Aria's POV
Damon's aura surged beside me.
I didn't look away from the new head. "I don't care about old traditions. I don't care about Council pressure. And I don't care who you think has the authority to interfere."
My voice was steady. "You come for Elona, and I will come for you."
The woman's face went pale.
I turned around. Damon followed me. We walked out of the hall without another word.
*****
Damon didn't wait for the maternal house to make another move. The morning after we returned, he walked into my office with a document in his hand and an expression that told me he had already made up his mind about what he wanted to say.
"I sent this to the Council."
I looked up from the reports on my desk. "What is it?"
He placed the document in front of me. I read the first paragra
