Chapter 65

The screen before us flickered and showed a typical news layout. A woman of fey descent with bright purple hair with black glasses. She was sitting at a desk, her hands intertwined on top of it. A blue news bar at the bottom ran ‘We interrupt you nightly news for an important segment. We will be back to the nightly news after these messages’. In a box on the right hand side of the screen was a title card as well.

“High Council, friend or foe?” Lucy read aloud. “Oh god…no…”

Felix shifted and took her hands, holding them tight. In fact, all of us were now holding onto something. For me, I clutched my knees, as did Jax next to me. Simon and Vale were clutching the arms of their chairs while AJ just had his fists balled up.

The paused screen started with the scurrying of multiple camera, most likely interns handing the anchorwoman cards. It all felt like an emergency announcement. The fey woman was still putting her earpiece in and adjusting her notecards as quickly as possible.

“Hello my