Chapter Twenty-eight: VANILLA QUEEN 

ALLISON KEELER

My heart thumped erratically as I stood before the scrutinizing gazes of the elders of Hornsgate in the vast auditorium.

This was one of the umpteen times I wished I possessed a strong wolf that could read minds. This was one of the moments I wanted the ground to swallow me all up. But it didn't.

"I can't sense her Luna aura." A white-haired elder cast a skeptical eye my way, "The Westerners are dubious, Colton is a cunning vicious wolf."

"There's no proof she's Colton's mate, not when all I can sense is the runt energy." Another elder spoke.

The elders deliberated on whether Colton tricked them or not, Grimsby's gaze was heavy on my face with a smirk splayed on his face. He didn't look like he was ready to clear the air.

He didn't let Faye into the building. Whatever threat he had on her to keep her off this meeting had worked. Without the pecan-haired Luna, things were much easier.

"Do you understand the consequences of lying to the entire council of elders?" The