Chapter 81

Casey's POV

The council chief’s voice was still echoing off the stone walls of the throne room when Addison moved.

She didn’t make it three feet before I could even draw a breath to shout a warning, two guards were on her.

They seized her arms, wrenching them behind her back with a brutal efficiency that spoke to their pent up frustration.

Addison let out a shriek, a sound of pure, fury, and thrashed against them, but they held her fast, her escape ended before it could truly begin.

Derek hadn’t even flinched, he stood on the dais, a statue of cold, controlled rage, watching his former Luna...