Valerie’s POV
Aries received a call from the council which had us all on the edge of our seats. Moon Stone was blaming the rogue attacks on us which was utterly preposterous, and we had already postponed the funeral once so we could deal with our own attacks on our people.
Out of respect for Aries’ father, the council allowed us enough time to pay our final respects and prepare for this meeting with whatever evidence we could gather to prove Blood Stone’s innocence.
I was standing in front of the mirror in my black dress when Aries walked into our room.
“You know you are going to rip that to shreds when we shift.” He smiled, slid his arms around my waist and left a soft kiss on my shoulder.
“Oh, yeah,” I giggled. “I've never shifted at a funeral before.” I turned around in his arms an
