The Hearing
The courtroom was designed to intimidate.
High ceilings with ancient supernatural symbols etched into stone. Seven judges were seated on an elevated platform, looking down at those who stood before them. Rows of seats for observers, currently filled with representatives from packs across the world.
And at the center, a small witness chair that looked absurdly large when Luna sat in it.
My ten-week-old daughter is sitting there now, feet dangling, stuffed wolf in her lap, looking tiny and vulnerable beneath the judges' scrutiny.
"This hearing will come to order," announced Judge Blackwood, the head vampire judge. "We are here to assess the case of Luna Nightshade, born of seventh-generation Selene's Daughter and hybrid bloodlines, to determine if her unprecedented power lev
