Eighty-two: Deacon Foy “Won’t the royals----I er----” Deacon coughed. “I don’t…I mean I don’t know much about wolf politics, but won’t the royals imprison you for something like that?” “The wolves don’t have any authority over witches,” November said, “that’s not how the hierarchy works. The witches in Gevaudan are a bit different. They have an alliance with the wolves there to keep them safe. But traditionally, witches are used to keep vampires and werewolves in line. And the Huntresses are used to keep all of us in line. Technically, Larissa isn’t doing anything wrong even by Moon Children Society standards. The Royal Wolves are, but it’s a lot harder to check their power.” Larissa looked at Deacon. “You know, just because we’re mates, doesn’t mean I’m going to stop being a witch

