Selena’s POV
"The stones have been cast," Lord Marcus announced loudly, his voice breaking the awful silence.
"The results are clear, Your Majesty. Twelve black stones, and only eight white stones. The council votes against helping the werewolves. The alliance is dead."
I don't think we even needed to have someone count for us because it was quite evident when everybody voted that most people were against the alliance.
A loud murmur of agreement washed over the table but Theo remained were he was. I know that he also anticipated how the voting was going to go but I know what Hurts The Most for him is that I voted against even though I told him that I was going to think about it.
But my father stood up slowly from his chair. His physical presence made every single person in the room i
