Charlotte Sanguinite Robert’s expression twists, and I immediately gesture with my hands for him to calm down. “I’m just saying, Robert. There’s no special meaning to my words. I don’t know what the Nelo Clan is planning, but I find a few things suspicious. This piece of paper, for starters. This language was invented to communicate secretly between allied clans. If any shifter pack caught the messenger, not only would they not be able to understand the contents of the message, the vampire delivering it wouldn’t, either. Only the top personnel within each clan knew the language. So, this document,” I wave it in front of him, “is not a good sign.” “You’re saying you can’t decode it?” Robert sounds disappointed. I shake my head. “I’m afraid not. My brother would have been able to. I began

