Chiara’s POVThe Elders’ wives intimidated me. They were already experts in the shifters’ politics. Like Kai said, they’ve hosted hundreds of banquets. In the absence of Kai’s mother and without a Luna for so many years, they adopted and took my job.

“The seating arrangement has to be impeccable, Sharon. Your arrangement is not perfect. Why would you put panthers so close to the humans. You know they hate each other. We sit humans close to the witches. At least, they can tolerate ...