SERA Maya's room was at the end of the residential hallway, small and simple but she'd made it comfortable with blankets and a few personal items. I knocked once and entered the room without waiting for an answer. She was sitting on her bed reading something but looked up immediately I entered. One look at my face and she dropped the book aside. "What happened?" I closed the door behind me and leaned against it, suddenly exhausted in a way that had nothing to do with the physical activities of the day. "I'm royalty." Maya blinked, "What?" "Silver Bloods weren't just powerful wolves, we were the original ruling family. A long time ago the council murdered everyone and took the throne for themselves." I went and sat at the edge of her bed, "I'm the last living heir and by ancient wolf

