Dawn was still hours away, but Elara couldn't sleep. She sat by the window in the Alpha house, watching the forest where Council guards hid in the darkness. Her friends had finally fallen asleep after arguing for two straight hours about what to do. "They'll take you either way," Kael had said. "At least if you go willingly, they might treat you better." "We fight," Ronan had growled. "We don't give up without a battle." "Fighting the Council is suicide," Darian had pointed out. "We need a plan."