Sabrina stayed down. Her breath came through her nose, fast and shallow. She didn't move.
Nina looked at her parents. They were on their knees with their hands pressed together in front of their chests, eyes cast somewhere near Nina's feet. Marjorie's shoulders were shaking. Nina was sure it wasn't from cold.
She scoffed.
"Look at me," she said.
They hesitated. Then lifted their eyes.
The guard released Sabrina, and she raised her head slowly, her eyes finding Nina's with a glare that still had heat in it despite the red swollen bump rising on her forehead. Her shoulders trembled. Her teeth were sunk into her lower lip hard enough to leave a mark.
Nina looked at her for a long moment.
''Look at me carefully."
Her voice dropped, something sinister threading through the quiet of it. She leaned forward slightly and tilted her head. "I am the Luna of Vermont Pack. Nina Vermont." A pause. "The Nina you know is gone, and you will act accordingly from now on, Is that clear?"
