The Cost of Ignorance

The fleeting amusement hovering over the dais dissolved the moment Valera shifted her attention away from her mate. She turned her focus past the bleeding male pinned to the stones, her gaze locking onto the she-wolf trembling beside him.

"And what are we to do with Ophelia?" Valera asked quietly.

The sudden inquiry stripped the remaining warmth from the room. Every pair of eyes shifted toward t