Chapter twenty-four

THE ELDERS 2 Aliyah stood outside the dark and stale dungeon staring at Elijah who was still as calm as ever. He came close to the bars making sure not to touch them as they were coated with silver. "It’s okay Aliyah, just bother about the pack I'll handle this " Elijah assured taking tentative steps closer. "very funny, how will you handle it from behind these bars?" Aliyah answered with a serious look on her face. The elders had allowed her to speak with him before the full weight of the punishment began. She wondered why they were so generous "that's for me to know and you to find out" he smiled trying to soften the mood. "I'm sorry." "don't apologize I understand. They can wipe out the pack if they choose. It would be foolish for both of us to anger them at once" slipping his hands through the bars he held the side of her face "They want me to kill Ezra, they also want me to find more evidence to prove that Vernof had a hand in the rogue attack and my father's death" she