Midnight Crown
But mostly, she hated being bartered, a commodity to be passed and signed over like a crate of smuggled arms.
Marsel, the wolf king, presided at the head of the table—gray suit, wolfish smile, hands folded with predator’s patience. Beside him, the Widow sat poised and unbothered, all black silk and veiled calculation. Laev’s contingent waited near the rear, muscle and steel in tailored suits, but it was Domenik’s presence that truly bent the air. He stood a half-step behind Eirwen, shoulders squared, dark gaze fixed on every rival.
The pack was assembled: Shadow’s proxy with their bland, forgettable face; the Widow, cold and hungry; Marsel’s inner circle lurking at the edges, all eyes and te