I turned to Hadrian, confusion swirling in my mind. Could he truly prove the signature on the contract had been forged? I couldn't see another way to win this battle. In a human court, an expert would have been called to determine the authenticity of my signature. But here, the outcome depended entirely on the beliefs of the Night Council. I doubted they’d side with me. But what about the Lord Protector? He surely held authority, though his exact position in the vampire hierarchy remained ...