“King overstepped her boundaries. She came on our territory to threaten Nora and, indirectly, she threatened Damian, too. And what if she really is the one behind the attack at the apartment?”
Suddenly, I remember the Witch’s words. What if the Black Brothers’ alliance with the Gold Moon Clan really turns out to be a trap? Does that mean they don’t have any reliable allies? The boys start talking about the situation at the border and arguing about what to do with the Gold Moon Clan, but something else catches my attention.
The Witch’s butterfly is back! I don’t know how it came all the way to Damian’s apartment, but it flies all the way to me, carrying something. It drops it at my feet and lands on my shoulder. A business card?
I bend over to grab it, reading: “William Blue, CEO, Sapphire Holdings.”
“Nora?”
While Damian and Nathaniel are still talking, Liam catches my expression. Can he see the business card? Probably not. I quickly put it in my pocket and walk back to sit next to him on the sofa, using the mind-link to talk to him without his brothers listening. That ability sure is convenient for keeping secrets...
“Liam, do you know William Blue?”
“Of course, the son of the Alpha of the Sapphire Moon Clan, remember? The guy that hates us to the core.”
“You said his father hated your father. Did you guys ever try to negotiate with him?”
“Yeah, Nate and Damian tried to talk to the man a lot of times, but he never wanted anything to do with us. The guy is a stubborn jerk.”
“I’m serious, Liam.”
“I’m serious, too! Try going into a territory where the pack hates you. I did it, quite a few times in a lot of places I should never have, believe me. But the Sapphire Moon territory? That’s a no-go, even for me, Nora. I can have a few fights with the Violet Moon wolves, but the Sapphire Moon watchdogs would kill me on the spot.”
So, things are at a dead end. Why would the Witch give me their Alpha’s business card then? Did I miss something? There is what I suppose to be their headquarters’ address written on the back but going there would be suicide! I know where their turf is, but if I go, there is no guarantee I will come back safe and sound. What is that Witch’s plan exactly?
“Hey, what are you thinking about?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
Liam gives me a suspicious look, but I realize Damian and Nate stopped talking to look at us. My mate comes back to sit next to me.
“What are you guys talking about?”
“Nora was asking me about the Sapphire Moon Clan, just filling her in.”
“We can’t exclude the possibility that they are the one behind the attack,” says Nate.
“I’m still not going to let what that woman did slide,” growls Damian.
“What do you...?”
Before he can end his sentence, we can all hear Nathaniel’s phone rings again. He takes the call.
“Tonia, you got anything new? No? Then... Oh, really? What, seriously? Are you sure? That’s...”
I see his eyes aiming my direction a few times, and I wonder what this is about. He looks surprised. What is going on? After a while, he hangs up, asking Tonia to email him everything. Damian frowns.
“Nate, what’s going on?”
“It’s Nora’s blood test results, they just came out.”
“And?” I ask, curious.
I already know the results, and I thought we all did by now, but Nathaniel’s expression is a bit off— he seems too surprised. Is everything okay? His phone beeps, and he looks at it.
Damian growls, impatient. “Nate!”
Nate jumps, and shows his phone’s screen to Damian. “Seventy-eight point six! Nora has almost eighty percent of Royal genetics...”
