Irene’s POV
They came for me just after midnight.
Two warriors knocked on my door so hard the whole frame rattled. I had barely dried off from my shower and was still in my towel when they told me the council had called an emergency meeting. No time to change properly. No time to think. I threw on the first clothes I could grab...a simple hoodie and jeans...and followed them down the long hallway with my bare feet cold on the floor.
My heart wouldn’t stop racing. I kept seeing Reagan’s face from the afternoon meeting. The way he had torn me apart in front of everyone. The laughter. The way Lila had smiled while patting my shoulder like I was a sad little kid.
Now this.
The main hall looked completely different at night. Lights turned down low, chairs arranged in a big circle under har
