Chapter  328

LYN "It's not medical," I said, my voice coming out rougher than intended. "It's political. And potentially catastrophic." I quickly summarized what Shawn had told me----the ambush, the kidnapping of Samuel and Silvia, the organized coalition of supernatural beings who'd specifically targeted the Blackwoods while leaving a werewitch teenager alive. Zade's expression darkened with every word, his alpha authority radiating outward in a way that made the air feel heavy and charged. "Samuel and Silvia Blackwood have been taken," he said slowly, like testing the words to see if they made sense. "Xenois's parents. The former alpha and luna of Silver Creek. The people who helped establish the entire current supernatural power structure in this region." "Yes," I confirmed. "By a coalition that includes werewitches, nightwalkers, fae, and halfbloods. Working together. Coordinated." "Yes." "Fuck." It was possibly the most eloquent summary of our situation I could have asked for. Zade was already