Tiara's POV
The guards' fingers dug painfully inside my skin as they dragged me towards the meeting room.
I groaned inside, a silent protest trapped inside me as I held on only to my breath. It was the only thing I had left in me for survival. Everything else was gone.
Finally, I was made to stand before the elders, their faces were darkened and devoid of all friendliness.
My eyes caught a glimpse of Phoebe seated beside Luna Victoria's vacant seat.
For a moment , Phoebe's silence seemed like regrets , a willingness to change but, suddenly, her lips twisted in a sly mixture of mock and scorn, revealing her real self.
Then, the guards made me stand at the center where all the elders were seated muttering and conveying their decisions one to the other.
The distress on their faces was
