CHAPTER 35Lumina attended a rebel meeting the night before the planned contract contest. Five immortals were there too, their immortal presences suppressed.
General Tullica approached her, smiling warmly. She smiled back, remembering how she had escaped to his gloriously mortal presence when they were at the keep. She sidled closer to him as she saw the two female vampires enter the room, take one look at the immortals and focus their gazes on Lumina and the general.
Kinni swallowed nervously. She sent Lumina a pleading look, silently asking for assistance with the immortals.
Lumina began by greeting and welcoming the immortals and thanking them for coming to the rebels’ aid. The immortals—even the vampires—bowed their heads respectfully towards her. The rebels in the room seemed to be
