I was still standing there, staring at the glowing light, when the door behind me opened. I spun, tucking the box behind my back, as Charlotte strode in, fury snapping in her wolf eyes.

"You're free to go," she said with a snarl.

"I thought I had to stay in custody?" It was a real relief to know I could escape the room.

"Evidently not everyone was under the same rules," she said, her accent worse as her temper flared. "What is true for one must be true for all. ...