The Wait

The Caucus of Hunters was a tight-knit group of representatives from the best Hunter families. They consisted of seven members from different families across the New York metropolis, and acted as the governing body for the race of Hunters present in the city.

George Ravenwood, Celia Ravenwood's husband, was the head of the Caucus. He had been away on some Hunter business concerning the dead bodies when Maddie had been brought into the Manor, so she hadn't had the liberty of meeting the man.

Celia his wife had summoned the Caucus to the manor shortly after Maddie had regained consciousness, to discuss the next step to take on her behalf. They had walked into the manor in all their numbers, and Maddie hadn't been given the chance to see them. She had been pushed rather unceremoniously into a room adjacent the study, where the Caucus were supposed to have their meeting.

Maddie found it unfair that Jason, Cassie and Ethan had been allowed to attend the meeting that would somehow decide h