Chapter  317

LUMINA "How bad do you think this is going to be?" he asked quietly. "I don't know," I admitted. "But I think we're about to find out exactly where your parents stand on everything. The changes, the boys, our leadership... all of it." "And if they're hostile? If they've sided with the traditionalists?" I met his eyes, letting him see the steel in my own. "Then they'll learn that I am not the same woman they tortured six years ago. I've been through hell and back, and I'm not going to let anyone----not even your parents----hurt our children or undermine what we're building. Not anymore." Something fierce and proud flashed across Xenois's face. He pulled me close, kissing me hard and quick. "That's my Luna," he murmured against my lips. "Ready to fight the world if necessary." "Let's hope it's not necessary," I said. "But yes. If it comes to that, I'm ready." The drive to the Blackwood estate took twenty minutes, leaving Silver Creek proper and heading into the more exclusive section of