The Empty House

Gideon's POV

"Alpha Gideon, are we heading straight back to the Council of Elders to finish the ceremony?" Silas asked from the driver's seat. Our SUV left the manicured driveway of Marina Avenue behind, the heavy tires gripping the rough asphalt of the road.

I stared out the tinted window. The adrenaline from Sadie's fake kidnapping drained from my veins, leaving behind a strange hollowness. "N