I don't know what I was thinking, what carried me, not to Femke's office, but the throne room at the werepalace. Charlotte vanished the moment we emerged, and I could only guess she went for her brother. My power eased Yana to the floor, her body shriveling almost before my eyes. Wereguards crowded close, their fury and fear a weight on me I finally had to push back with almost violent force. They retreated, more so when the air split and Danilo came roaring through, Charlotte on his heels. Femke stepped back, allowed him past, but closed the gap again to keep the others away. Danilo fell to his knees, arms slipping tenderly around his wife as she looked up into his eyes, body straining. A wet, tearing sound twisted my stomach in a knot, a flood of blood and amniotic fluid rushing out fr

