THE PROXY LUNA
He had a glass of something very old and very dark in front of him, a 1962 Dalmore King Alexander III, one of only a handful of bottles left in his collection, which meant he'd been sitting here long enough to decide the occasion warranted it.
He looked up when she walked in.
She bowed.
He picked up his glass, looked at it, set it back down. "I heard your plans failed."
Maeve pressed her back teeth together.
"The Silvermoon girl," he continued, his voice the particular low, even tone he used when he was most dangerous, "is still alive. Still breathing. And if she heals by tomorrow…" he picked up the glass again and took a slow sip, "...she will be crowned Luna Queen in front of this entire p