The Werewolf Shifters' Haven

nlight brightly illuminated the rough wooden floor seeping in from the narrow windows. The roo

loud enough for everyone to hear, "This shouldn't hav

t and their uneasy hands confined to the edges of the polished table. Ashlyn could hear Whisperwind's side of the room trying to act cas

silver hair showed like polished steel in the moonlight, her s

interrupting the chatter. "The wards failed. Not flickered

, choosing her words to provoke Ashlyn. I

furrowed his brows and leaned forward. "A

not implying anything,' she said. "But facts are fa

tched. Cedric's shoulders tensed, and she didn't miss the slight tw

" Cedric growled, softer but stead

into shreds. "Whether sacred, they're fa

hung heavy in the air, unspoken but loud, and Calla wasn't here. Bubbling under the surf

"Enough." The sound silenced the room. We're not here to thro

Lyra, who never lost her calm, either when raging or when

hing in her voice rang with pointedness, with direction. Lyra wa

ply into the sound. She didn't flinch, and every e

n't reach her eyes. "I'm saying w

Too clever. There was something about the way her gaze lingered on Ce

The rather distinctive part that Calla's family always had with the wards." Ma

ike a whip; his tone was

n mock surrender. "I'm

l. The wolves murmured behind cupped hands and leaned in to whisper in that room. The whispers we

w but no less firm, "She wouldn't

seem that, but if someone had tampered with the wards, s

sked. Her tone was sharp, almost like sh

ing, and flicked toward her. "Unl

ations. Her clan leader looked at her but stayed quiet, his eyes fixed on the table. Whisperwind loved politics and loved t

la's not here to defend herself." "Dragg

ead. "Someone who's said very little since all t

er. The way Lyra was steering the conversation was something too deliberate, too focus

His chair scraped against the floor as he stood. Pointing fingers

smaller now, more controlled. "Of

her. Her fingers continued to tap against the armrest, and Ashlyn stayed seated. W

g at?" Under her bre

der. She didn't need to hear more. Tonight, the council would solve nothing. All they had done w

the trees. Elder Theron was missing somewhere out there. The wards had brok

d her grew sharp

, "Someone has to

"What if it's alrea

yra was unraveling the council and pulling th

Her eyes scanned the room with quiet satisfaction, her han

just throwing out ideas. She was pla

How much damage woul