Nadia’s POVThree days after the memorial, the summons came.It was not a letter. It was a sound, a deep, clear chime that echoed through every stone of Whitemore Keep, a sound you felt in your bones, not your ears. Everyone stopped what they were doing. The hair on my arms stood up.Neal, who had been showing me a new fighting move in the yard, froze. Noah strode out from his study, his face like a storm cloud.“The Council Bell,” he said, his voice grim. “They call for an audience.”“The who?” I asked, my heart starting to pound.“The Supernatural Council,” Neal explained, wiping sweat from his brow. “The old ones. The bosses of everyone. Vampires, Fae, Shifters, Witches… the ancient ones who make the big rules. They heard your scream across the realms. And they felt the memorial. They want to look you in the eye.”Fear, cold and slick, coiled in my stomach. “What do they want with me?”“To see if you are a problem,” Noah said simply. “To see if you need to be… controlled.”Before m
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