*VICKY*

I focused my eyes on the shadow not far away. A man stood there, the stark darkness shrouding his features. He was wearing a large cloak with a hood over his head. I couldn't see what he was wearing underneath it, but I saw a golden badge on his chest. The Elders.

"Lord Tybrius?”

When he appeared from the shadows, his face was immediately illuminated by the moon’s kiss. His gaze was watchful, and he moved toward me. He was holding a black ...