Lulu

Elaria stood there, frozen. The tears that had been welling up in her eyes were gone, replaced by a much sharper, obsessive glint.

She completely ignored Caspian, who was standing all tense in the corner as if the Alpha was just a bit of useless wall decor.

"You want to know who Mary Ann really was?" Elaria asked, her eyes never leaving the fire inside the tube.

Her voice was low, trembling with an emotion I couldn't quite put my finger on.

"Your mother was the heart of the Order of ...