The entire throne room fell into a terrifying silence.
Not even the flames in the ancient torches dared to crackle.
Luna stood frozen.
Her eyes moved slowly across the room.
The Council.
Her mother.
Lucius.
Kael.
And finally…
Elias.
Her twin brother stood at the center of the black circle, surrounded by seven kneeling Council members.
Every one of them had lowered their heads before him.
The sight made Luna’s heart pound.
“Elias…”
Her voice trembled.
Elias lifted his eyes toward her.
There was something different about him now.
The darkness that had always seemed to cling to his body was no longer hidden.
Black veins of energy crawled slowly across his neck and disappeared beneath his clothes.
His eyes had changed too.
One remained deep brown.
The other glowed silver.
