POV: Prospero

The Council holding facility was designed to contain the most dangerous supernatural criminals.

Reinforced cells. Magical suppression wards. Guards trained to handle everything from feral werewolves to rogue vampires to powerful witches.

They'd made one crucial mistake.

They'd forgotten what I used to be.

I sat in my cell for three days, letting them think the suppression wards were working. Let them believe I was just another broken prisoner waiting for trial. Meanwhile, I ...