Gideon
King Dorian nodded. "Unfortunately, our covens are not as connected as your packs are. Going silent for decades is not entirely unusual, and as long as there aren't any major issues—humans disappearing, hunters closing in, that sort of thing—we typically let it go. We realized too late that Bloodraven was going to be an issue, and though we have made attempts, Dimitri is correct. We've lost track of them."
Forty years.
Forty years was more than enough time to build an army, perfect a process, and erase mistakes. My stomach twisted as the realization settled in. Their silence wasn’t absence. It was preparation.
“If they’ve been hidden this long,” I said quietly, “then they didn’t vanish. They've been building something.” I pressed my fingers against my temples. "If someone were
