To my horror, they'd left the seat next to Sebastian empty - clearly meant for me. The three traitors and Harper's innocent brother gave me pitiful looks. I sat down with resignation.Harper, as the hostess, invited everyone to dig in. Thankfully, Sebastian had reverted to his cold, distant demeanor and didn't call me by that nickname again. Halfway through the meal, Harper brought up the Cici situation. "I heard from Cecilia that the Shadow Pack found some powerful help. I called Nicole's mother yesterday to warn them to be careful." Tang jumped in at the mention. "You don't need to worry. I just got back from Boulder. That so-called 'powerful help' didn't do anything useful. Cici has already confessed and is being held in detention." "What do you mean by 'didn't do anything useful'

