Lenore walked back to her room with Colton, Ashton, and Joel. It seems the shadow curse from before was a very big deal. It almost destroyed the kingdom. Lenore explained to them what Taric told her but this seemed to make matters worse. Alaric began with very restrictive rules. It seemed like a desperate attempt to maintain order. Her father was livid, but her mother was very calm. She could tell she was angry, but she held her composure well. Her mother kindly reminded her grandfather of all of the different species that were allied with her daughters and NOT the vampires. It was a threat without having to say anything. It was her father who made a very malicious threat. It was the one that set her grandfather off with the rules.
“I can't believe your father threatened to break away fro
