Chapter  380

LUMINA I stood at the kitchen window, coffee cup in hand, watching the absolutely surreal scene unfolding in my backyard and trying to remember when my life had become this chaotic. The past few weeks had been a whirlwind that left me dizzy just thinking about it. We'd come home from Zade's territory, ready to rebuild our lives and focus on family. That had lasted approximately thirty--six hours before nightwalkers had invaded our house in the middle of the day. Then Riley and Lake----my five--year--old sons----had somehow managed to trap a centuries--old nightwalker named Lazarus in our basement using a combination of Lake's portal abilities and Riley's tactical planning. My five--year--olds had captured an enemy that had eluded experienced warriors. That was when I should have known things were going to get progressively more insane. Then there had been the pack resistance. Members who hated the changes Xenois was implementing, who'd tried to sabotage and disrupt and undermine everyt