ELOWEN
The full moon rose over Silverpine like a promise.
I stood at the window of our suite, watching it climb above the mountains — huge and silver and impossibly bright. Somewhere out there, three hundred wolves were preparing for the ceremony that would bind Fao to them forever.
And me along with him.
At least, that's what I thought.
"You're not dressed."
I turned to find Nina in the doorway, arms crossed, eyebrow raised. She was wearing a deep green dress that hugged her curves, her hair twisted up in an elaborate style that must have taken an hour.
"I'm having a crisis," I admitted.
"About?"
"Everything?" I gestured vaguely at the dress laid out on the bed — a deep crimson thing that Sylvia had commissioned for me. It was beautiful, all flowing silk and delicate beadwork, bu
