then anger.
“What is the meaning of this? You are not part of this court.” The queen’s face reddens.
“My queen, I have come with more evidence against this human,” a familiar woman’s voice says with a quiver.
The speaker raises her arm and gestures for the new arrival to come forward. “Let them through.”
Two women step forward, the blonde woman from the theater and… Elise.
My stomach drops.
“We have evidence against her.”
“We don’t need—” Klaus starts, but the queen cuts him off with a look.
Elise elbows the other woman, visibly shaking. I don’t understand how a human can push a vampire around like that. Elise turns to me, lip curling just enough to show a single, elongated fang before looking away.
“I-I was in the theater with my lover—she was bleeding—it was an invitation, and h
