THE LUNA THEY NEVER WANTED
Trent continued, stepping fully into the circle, “this man approached me. Offered to rebuild everything I’d lost after the war with Gerafil, in exchange for information about Elena Thorne. I gave it to him.
That information led directly to an attack on her family.” He didn’t flinch, didn’t soften it, exactly the way Elena had told him to say it. “He demanded I create a distraction here tonight, to help whatever he’s planning succeed. I’m refusing publicly. So, whatever consequences come from that, I’d rather face them than keep being a weapon aimed at people who never deserved what I’ve already cost them.”
The crowd erupted into murmurs, packs turning to each other, whispered accusations and