Chapter 36: The Alpha's Demand from
Lyra's Point of View
The council chamber smelled like old stone and new stress.
Torches burned along the walls, and their flames flickered as if they could sense the trouble creeping through the room. The long table was in the middle of the room, and it was empty now. The air still held the sound of voices, footsteps, and secrets that had been disturbed.
Raine closed the heavy doors behind us.
The noise was much louder than it should have been.
I turned around slowly to look at him.
He stood up straight and calm, but maybe too calm. His jaw was tight, his shoulders were square, and his eyes were dark and sharp, like a storm behind glass.
That look used to scare me.
It only made my heart race faster.
"Are you going to explain, or do you want me
