“Elaine!” Celeste whispered harshly.
“Celeste?! What are you doing here?” Elaine whispered back, clearly shocked at the recent turn of events.
Celeste crossed her arms. “I could ask you the same question.”
“I thought it would be obvious, I’ve come to defend my pack,” Elaine replied haughtily. She was surprisingly transparent about her purpose, but then again, it was obvious. Lying to lycan nobility would only dig her a deeper grave.
“Why did you come in through the window?”
Elaine had the good sense to look a bit embarrassed as she answered, “There's a tree right outside that I've always climbed down when I wanted to sneak out to see... Well, anyway, it wouldn’t do me any good if my parents found out I was here. I wanted to check that they were safe, of course, but then I was going t
