Chapter 31 Tomorrow

• “Tomorrow,” I repeated, staring at Selene’s text like the word might rearrange itself into something less terrifying. “He’s moving the ceremony to tomorrow.”
• “Let me see that,” my father said, taking the phone, reading the message twice like he needed to confirm it was real.
• “That’s not enough time,” Ivy said, already pacing Wren’s small kitchen. “My mother needs at least a day to make calls, to convince other territory leaders this is worth their attention.”