Chapter 252

• Elysia
• The boardroom hadn't changed since the last time I'd been dragged into it against my will. Same long table, same portraits of dead Alphas lining the walls like they were still keeping score. This time, though, I walked in on my own terms, and that made all the difference.
• Silas fell into step beside me before I reached the door. "They know you're coming," he said, low enough that only I could hear. "Half of them are relieved. The other half haven't decided yet whether to be afraid."