A tense silence settled over the room, thick and suffocating.
I could feel Gretchen’s small hand trembling in mine, her fear almost tangible. The weight of everyone’s eyes was crushing, waiting, judging.
Across from us, Grand Luna Serenity’s face twisted in annoyance, her sharp hazel eyes flickering between me and Kody. The moment she opened her mouth, I braced myself.
“Alpha Kody, I have no idea what she did,” she snapped, her voice laced with frustration. “I have no idea why our bodies wouldn’t cooperate in maneuvering our powers to control the beasts and werewolves, but the second we took her hand—” her glare flicked to me with distaste ”—we had full control again.”
Beside her, Selene ran a hand through her long black hair, exhaling sharply before turning her piercing gray gaze to m
