Chapter 18

• From a voice beyond
• Seylan stepped through the grand oak doors of the private dining hall, shoulders tense with dread. At his side, his Beta and closest friend, Vaughan, hovered in a show of silent support. Vaughan had insisted on driving him today instead of the usual chauffeur and Seylan took the opportunity to come clean with what happened at the ceremony.
• Vaughan froze mid-step, his usual easy confidence vanishing as he blinked at Seylan like he’d just spoken in an ancient, forgotten language.