[RALPH’s Point of View]

“Your Grace, what will be our next move?”

I look at the small parchment that Badj gave me after one of the ravens he sent to the Palace of the Vampire King, Jonas Leonhart, a centuries-old vampire who has been cohabiting with us werewolves in this part of the land of the continent.

I crumpled the piece of paper in my hands, pursing my lips against my teeth as I pounded my fist on the table with anger. “They want Claire in exchange for Kendra… we cannot let her father know that she’s still alive or she will tell them that I attempted to kill her...