Chapter 111 - All is Fair in Love and War…

-Stefan-

“So where were you and your precious daughters when our pack was being attacked?”

Claire’s father stared at me in surprise unsure if he heard me right. His mouth opened and then closed and then opened again as he tried to find the right words to respond to my question.

Seconds passed, and then those seconds became minutes until he decided not to speak anymore.

“I see that our great councilman Lark has lost his ability to speak,” I said with a smile, “Or maybe my question isn’t clear to him so let me rephrase it. Where are you and your precious daughters while your pack is fighting for their life when the newborns attacked?”

I can see the anger in Councilman Lark’s eyes as stared at me in silence. The rest of the council started to talk among themselves while he and his minions sat there unable to say anything.

“You see councilman Lark, I may seem to be incompetent in your eyes, but I was there fighting with our people making sure that I could protect as many people as I po