The mansion looked like it had been hit by a bomb. Walls in ruins. Corridors smeared with blood. Burned silver weapons thrown across floors that wouldn’t ever look the same again. Silver Crest warriors dragged dead rogues out of the debris. Healers dashed between the wounded, trying to save whoever they could.
Right in the middle of all that—Liana sat alone in the Alpha council chamber, fighting to keep her hands from shaking. The mark on her wrist still glowed, even under the bandages. Hours had passed, but the power that exploded from her during the attack hadn’t faded. Everyone felt it. And, honestly, it scared them. It scared her, too.
Kael stood near the huge windows, his shoulders tight under the dim torchlight. Rain poured down the mountains, thunder rumbling overhead. He hadn’t s
