Xade’s pov

Murmurs rippled through the council like an uncontrollable bush fire. but one stern look from Alister and the room goes quiet.

I kept my expression neutral, refusing to let him see that he was getting under my skin.

“Tell me, boy.” Alister began, his voice sharp and cold. “What possessed you to put our kind in danger for some girl?”

My beast stirred and the air shifted in the room. Alister rose one brow

in surprise, sensing the shift in my body. “She’s not j sneered, unable to hold my tongue back.

“Xade.” Peter warned in a low hiss

me girl.” I

Alister’s eyes narrowed at my boldness while Dad stood rigid beside me, his posture a warning for me to calm down. Which I am finding

hard to do.

“Really?” Alister asked with boredom in his tone. “Then who is she to you? Enlighten us. We want to know who this human is to you to make you not think so clearly and jeopardize our lives”

“She’s-

her father died. I became like a second dad to her She’s like a sister to Xade. Of course his instincts

wanted to short at the word, but I knew it was best Alister thought that was

when he spoke and he seemed to be thinking. The silence in the room was suffocating as the rest of

a day in his life just from the way the rest looked at him. “A sister? A human as

looked at me with a wince. “Yes, as a sister, one of

the cost don’t you agree

dad. “You think the human girl is worth all this

grows taut and the silence in the room chokes me. And then he replies, shocking everyone. “Yes. As my son had mentioned, she’s not just anyone.

and disgusting. “Exposing us all for one human girl!” He snarled, the veins

trying to make you see why he lost control. He sees her as family and I

in contemplation before he looks over at

then he spoke coldly.

gul nearly costed us our secrecy from the human world Our people were nearly exposed because of your

the boy is to be punished for bringing us to the brink of disaster.” He spoke firmly,

his eyes returned to me and narrowed

Severe

who grew uncasy from his request, yet nodded and walked

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