Marcus's point of view

the council chamber was cold, and filled with different reactions. It has been lighted by the emergency generator which has been running since the blackout began and the dim glow of emergency lights illuminated the chilly council room. There was a tenseness in the air, the kind that arises when trust is weak and tempers are ready to flare.

With my fingers tucked beneath my chin, I reclined in the Alpha's chair at the head of the table.The elders, the advisors, and the enforcers sat in uncomfortable silence, their faces lit in a flickering light that made it difficult to interpret their expressions. Everybody was watching...