***Rose POV***
It shouldn't have surprised me that Alina understood how I felt after discovering that my mother had been a werewolf. Instead of giving me answers, this revelation only raised more questions. I wondered if my father knew, and if he did, why he never told me. We had been very close, and I liked to think that he wouldn't have kept something like this from me. Then again, parents do strange things when trying to keep their children safe.
"You do know this is all conjecture at this point, Rose. There is no evidence to back these claims." Alina placed her empty tea cup back on the table, her face serious.
"I know, yes. But it is the only thing that makes sense at the moment. The question is, do you think the Council will accept this?"
"The Council has never been our friend,
