Chapter 37- A demon?

So here they all were in the south chamber, and after half an hour, all the talk was going pretty much nowhere.

Sophie looked at the clock ticking away in a corner, her eyes fixed on the hypnotic swing of the pendulum. She knew she should be feeling more; after all, she was the one who had been humiliated. Something she was not likely to forget as her mother kept screeching the information at her every few minutes.

Where the hell are you, Cherryl?

There were so many questions, her wolf was agitated. The beast was worried.

Would anyone even notice if she weren’t here?

Sophie unclipped the veil—a family heirloom—and dropped it to the floor. She would have stripped off her finery there and then if she could have, but then someone might notice she was there. A naked woman in the room generally got attention.

As usual, she was nothing but a trophy, a decoration. They didn't even acknowledge her presence.

She fought the temptation to tear at the massive, shimmering jewels that felt h