DARIAN
I step through the gates of the Haven, the heavy doors closing behind me with a dull thud. The courtyard is silent except for distant guards shifting. I taste something bitter in the air, anticipation and dread.
As I round the corner to the living area, I slow. The doors are open. Everybody is there, Zeus, Adrian, Kelvin, ADIRA and her father, and of course, the Lycan king. They stand rigid, watching. And at the far end, my father sits in a high-backed chair, his back turned to me as though guarding some secret.
I pause, my heart thundering. My mind races: did Zeus betray me? Did word get out? Did they send spies? A flash of anger snakes through me.
I mean, I wouldn’t expect anything less from Zeus. I’m pretty sure he let me in on their plan to kill Iris not out of the goodness
