I didn’t know what I was expecting when Luca spoke about the meeting with his Advisors. I certainly wasn’t expecting a dozen or so men and women gathered around a circular room with Luca‘s seat in front on a raised platform. Luca stood while he let me sit on his throne-like seat.
Every pair of scrutinizing eyes were on me and one of them was Sonya’s. One of the only women in the crowd and she was a general. A champion of the King. Not my words but hers. She introduced herself as such.
Another familiar face in the crowd of unimpressed looking Advisors was the pack doctor and Kyle- the only friendly face- who was stepping in for Ronan.
Kyle gave an encouraging smile and a sneaky thumbs up.
Luca places a hand on my shoulder, voice commanding but face soft as he gazes down at me. “As yo
