Chapter 419. Attractant

Raina’s POV

The blood rushed from Jiya's face, leaving her ghastly white. Her eyes flitted over the council. She swallowed, getting as flustered as a bee caught in a jar. Her confidence was completely gone.

“I-I…I…” she stuttered, breaking out in cold sweat like a guilty sinner at communion. Then she broke into an arrogant rant. “So what if she has the moonstone? Her bond will never be blessed. One day you’ll live to see her bleed.”

“Show us you possess the queen's authority,” Elder Victor pressed with calm scrutiny. “I want to see if you also have a connection to the moonstone.”

“It is quite simple. Lift your hands and center your thoughts on the moonstone,” Elder Sybil tried to help.

We waited and waited in the anxious silence.

When Jiya hung her hea