“Are you saying... the Sapphire Moon might consider an alliance with the Blood Moon?” Asks Andrew Jones.
William seems hesitant. This could be decisive. If William is willing to stop this fighting with Damian’s Clan, we could actually get closer to an alliance. Moon Goddess, this would be enough. If the Sapphire Moon decides not to ignore the Blood Moon Clan anymore and actually work with us, most of the packs will follow. The Jones would, for starters. Even Tiffany Pearl is looking with interest at Sylviana and standing right next to Vincent.
Next to William, a man is already discussing with Lysandra, probably his Beta. The Purple Moon Clan Alpha has her eyes set on the Kings, and so do I. Because if William agrees to a peace truce with the Black Brothers, this would be terrible news for them.
Alessandra is staring at Sylviana with eyes full of hatred, but the Light Witch doesn’t seem affected at all. Are witches unaffected by werewolf auras? It looks like it. Sylviana is staring back, her hand slowly caressing Liam’s back.
“Liam, are you okay?”
“I will be once we get rid of those Gold Moon suckers...”
“Why didn’t you tell me before? About Sylviana?”
“A lot of reasons. She said this is how things needed to happen.”
“Wait, do you mean she—?”
“Can foresee the future? Yeah, somewhat. But it’s not all crystal clear, you know. A grain of sand can totally change it all, so... got to be careful.”
I nod slowly. I can’t totally grasp all the details, but it does explain a lot of Sylviana and Liam’s previous actions. I glancetowards Nathaniel. I still haven’t been able to contact Elena at all. That’s odd.
“Nathaniel?”
He turns his head towards me.
“Have you heard from Elena? I can’t reach her at all...”
“I told her not to come here. Not in her condition. Her friend Daniel is watching her.”
Oh, so this is about pregnancy. Indeed, I wouldn’t have wanted Elena anywhere near here. Things are way too tense for her pregnancy, and if it ends up in a fight... Nathaniel’s face is expressionless, I wonder what he really thinks about this baby. He doesn’t seem so happy, either. Don’t tell me something went wrong between him and Elena?
“You’ve got to be kidding me...”
All heads turn to Alessandra, who is staring at William with disgust. Did I miss something? My cousin is ignoring her, but he obviously just said something I missed. Damian, too, is glaring at the Gold Moon Clan.
“Now would be a good time to shut up,” growls Lysandra.
Alessandra ignores her and points her finger at Damian while glaring at William. “Don’t tell me you’re going to let this go!”
Sylviana is smiling, but I am not. My guts tell me things are about to get ugly. The Gold Moon Clan was counting on William’s hatred against Damian to work in their favor. A truce between the two would mean they cannot attack the Blood Moon or count on any other support. No pack would follow them against both the Blood Moon and the Sapphire Moon. Now, not only William won’t fight Damian, but he might even side with him if they were to do anything. Andrew Jones and Tiffany Pearl look like they are okay with it, too.
Behind Alessandra, several Alphas look restless. They probably are reconsidering their options... She suddenly turns to me. Her eyes are full of hatred.
“You little whore... I should have killed you last time!” She yells.
“You’re welcome to try!” I growl back at her, and half of the other people present are growling as well behind me.
Damian is the most furious one, but he’s also the one holding me back. He addresses Taaron King and his daughter with a voice as cold as death itself. “This is the last time I hear one of you insult my mate. The next time, I will have your whole Clan dead.”
“See! This man is threatening us! He does not deserve to be—”
“For someone who has insulted the city’s Luna more than twice to his face, you should even be lucky to be still standing on your two feet, King,” growls Nathaniel.
Alessandra almost chokes up from hearing him. “The city’s Luna? Who?”
“The Luna Nora Bluemoon, granddaughter of Queen Diane, blessed child of Moon Goddess. She is a Princess to you, swine,” mutters William, angered too.
Alessandra looks like she’s about to go insane from anger. Her eyes go to the other Alphas, but no one will contradict them. Most aren’t showing any expression. Lysandra is smirking while looking at Alessandra, and Old Man Seaver is shaking his head. The Rising Moon Alpha looks a bit scared, hesitant, and she is staring at Alessandra like she’s crazy.
