#Chapter 78: Noah

Noah The moon hung low in the night sky, casting an ethereal glow over the ancient council chamber. Tall, ornate pillars stood sentinel, their marble surfaces bearing the weight of centuries-old decisions. Noah thought it was a bit tacky. Just because they were vampires didn’t mean that they had to decorate in the stereotypical vampire way. Less gothic art pieces would be just as good as the ones that they had hung up. He didn’t say any of that though. The critique would not be welcomed. Instead, he focused on what was in front of him. At the center of the chamber sat the Council, a group of powerful beings whose influence reached far and wide in the vampire world. Noah didn’t really want to be there, but they had summoned him and he had to obey. Noah stood before them, his heart pounding in his chest. He could feel their collective gaze, a weighty pressure that threatened to suffocate him. He knew why he had been summoned, but that still didn’t make the situation any more bearabl