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-

been his friend, a family friend for years.” Dad cuts in stiffly. “She’s like family despite her being human. When her father died. I became like a second dad to her She’s like

at the word, but I knew it

eyes had thickered to dad when he spoke and he seemed to be thinking. The silence in

man never laughed a day in his

looked at me with a wince. “Yes, as a sister, one of his blood,” Dad said firmly and steadily despite

no matter the cost don’t

on dad. “You think the human girl is worth all this trouble?ven worth the nitial of downfall

me. And then he replies, shocking everyone. “Yes. As my son had mentioned,

as if he had tasted something bitter and disgusting. “Exposing us all for one human girl!” He snarled,

but I am trying to make you see why he lost control. He sees her as family and I have raised my children to fight for their family,

leaned back in contemplation before he looks over at

coldly. “Your blind attachment

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

bringing us to the brink of disaster.” He spoke

eyes returned

Severe

Rose “He commanded Peter who grew uncasy from his request, yet nodded and

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