61. LUCAS

“How many people do you think Mother will bribe before she starts giving up?” Mason asked softly as we walked side by side down the hall. Neither of us was eager to get back to Nate and Angel. The last thing I wanted to do was give them bad news. And it was bad news. “What are we going to do, Lucas?” Mason growled. “If they kick us out, where will we go? This is our home. We might survive in our dens, but it’s too cold for Angel.” “I know.” I sighed, running a shaky hand through my hair. “The cabin won’t work either.” Steps faltering, I froze for a few seconds before I made my way over to one of the big windows. It faced the front of the castle. The gates were closed because of the protests. And as expected, the people started showing up early in the morning. The guards were on high alert in case there was trouble. “They’ll use the people against us,” I told him. “They might not mean to, but they could cause our downfall.” “If they say something bad?” I nodded. Our people were