The limo ride back to the hotel passed in tense silence. None of the warriors felt comfortable discussing their botched mission in front of Elaine, and Zarek wasn’t keen to discuss the spectacle he’d caused. Elaine didn’t speak a word either. Perhaps she was shocked at how dramatically her life changed in a matter of mere days, or perhaps she was simply afraid of them. Her fear would be reasonable considering the group of lycans had essentially kidn*pped her.
But she stopped resisting Zarek at least. Knowing she was outnumbered, Elaine seemed to accept her fate. When their limo arrived at the hotel, she took the king’s extended hand and walked calmly beside him to the elevators. Then again, maybe calmly wasn’t exactly the way to describe it. Celeste supposed the poor girl looked more resi
