Chapter 83

• Lilah’s POV
• The weight of the room felt like a heavy fog pressing down upon them all. Alpha Elione stood at the head of the long oak table, hands braced on the edge of it, his knuckles white with the grip. The golden chandelier above him cast a warm glow, but the faces around him were cold and uncertain. He took a deep breath, the kind that rattled in his casket as though it was the beginning of the end.
• “ I won’t beat around the bush,” Elione began, his voice steady but simulated. “ I’ve received some disturbing news. ”