Intrude

The air was thick with tension as Samantha and her mates made their way through the grand corridors of the fae palace. The weight of their impending confrontation with the High Council loomed over them, but first, there was one more person they needed to speak to—Morgan.

As they entered the inner sanctum of the palace, the ancient fae stood by an arched window, her ethereal beauty bathed in moonlight. Morgan, Callum's stepmother, barely looked older than Samantha, but the age in her eyes revealed the centuries she had lived. She turned slowly, her piercing gaze settling on them before they even spoke.

"I know why you've come," Morgan said, her voice like wind chimes in a storm—melodic yet unyielding. "And my answer is no."

Callum let out a breath, shaking his head. "You haven't even heard what we have to say."