#Chapter 215: Testing

Grace Her words struck a chord in me, but they didn't make me want to comply exactly. Sean was twisting my words, skewing them. Esme wasn't going to do what needed to be done. She couldn't. She was just a witch. What did she know about werewolf hierarchy and respect? The words were on the tip of my tongue as I stared into her eyes. They flashed with light. A spike of fear went through me. Would she curse me? I shut my mouth, and she gave me a warning look. "You said answer," I ground out. "So I did." "Succinctly," Esme said. "And you didn't. You are playing into his hand and making things worse." "I know what I'm doing?" She cocked an eyebrow. "So I should leave you to it then? I'll go meet up with Eason to start working on the petition for his ascension then. It'll go much easier. One of you has a stack of evidence against them, and the other doesn't." I narrowed my eyes at her. "You wouldn't." She smiled, cold and cunning. "Do you really want to make another bet with a witc