Riley
We weren’t surprised when, true to form, the council insisted that we leave. At first, it was so they could vote on whether they wanted us to stay, but we knew what the result was going to be. Since it was clear that none of them could take our power from us, they were threatened by us. We were different from them. We were far more powerful, and I was sure that they had already noticed how Caleb and I had controlled them.
“Well, I’m glad that is over.” I sighed, kicking off my uncomfortable shoes the moment we walked into our hotel room. I could feel that Caleb wasn’t happy about the decision. It took them three hours, but eventually they gave us their decision and we were out. Two of our old allies still stuck by us, but I was sure that it was only because they hoped we would be t
