Ava was numb as the Council guards led her out of the building. The Council’s decision had fried her mind, which was probably a good thing because the foursome in her head disappeared, and she’d been wide open to their magic as she had left the room.
Even the dean’s cold look had failed to bring a reaction from her.
She just couldn’t think.
Zeke was sitting by the fountain when she let herself out, and she saw him release a breath as if he had been worried.
She looked back as the doors were closed behind her, and she felt like her fate had been sealed. They had seen her in person; they knew she was human! She hadn’t thought it would be that hard for the councillors to admit their mistake. Should she go back and beg?
“Ava.”
She looked back at the Alpha waiting for her to join him a
