Chapter 63 VANESSA The crowd was stunned, a pin-drop silence descending like a blanket. Vanessa's eyes widened in shock, her mind reeling with the implications. But then, like a wave crashing on the shore, a roar of appreciation erupted from the crowd. Cheers and applause thundered through the hall, as the people of Blood Lake pack welcomed her as their new Luna. “Mary, let's get out of here,” I said as I disorientedly rushed my way out. “Van, what's wrong?” Mary asked as we stepped out of the hall, maids were lingering so I moved further away. “Vanessa.” I stopped to catch my breath, my mind was dismantled, and I still couldn't believe what I heard. “Van…” “Where is your father? Mary please you have to think of where he might possibly be, he wasn't present in the hall, so thin

