(Willa)
The silence settled over us again, but everyone's eyes weren’t focused on me this time. I could almost feel the wave of emotions flickering through them. The confusion and shock were evident on all of their faces, even Camillas. I assumed that she either knew or he would have told her, but I guess he hadn't. Or maybe she was just a great actress, but I doubted that.
“My son will still be the next Alpha, won’t he?” Camilla asked, her voice sounding hollow.
“No, that can’t be true.” His mom shook her head multiple times and put a hand on Camilla's arm. “You didn’t tell him.” She turned her blazing gaze towards me.
“It doesn’t matter what you believe,” Caspien responded, “But this isn’t the time nor the place, and this isn’t what we came for.”
He stood tall, reaching out a ha
