LEAH
Royanna’s hand glowed faintly, a soft bluish hue radiating from her palm. I grabbed her wrist under the table, my grip firm.
“Not here,” I hissed. “You’ll give them a reason to twist this against us.”
She rolled her eyes, extinguishing the glow with a flick of her wrist.
“We need their permission. Magic is forbidden in the hall of the council, but only if the issue is trivial. We need their cooperation or you might as well sleep in my father's dungeon for the night. And trust me, it's one of the worst places to be.”
Royanna scoffed“We’re wasting time, Leah. He’s lying, and they’re eating it up. If we don’t push harder, he’ll slip away.”
I exhaled, my eyes locking onto Alpha Aenon. His smugness was unbearable, his calmness maddening as if he believed he was untouchable. Across th
