Chapter 21: The Counsel Assembles at Noon

Naturally the first to arrive from The Counsel are Rudolph Makenzie, and his only surviving son, Randy. The creepy shifter that kidnapped Stella from her very own bedroom.

Fortunately, the elder Mr. Makenzie has impeccable manners and judging by his fine designer suit, impeccable taste as well. He was clearly older than his son, by the nature of their relationship, he had to be. But looking at him, he seemed closer to thirty-six than the fifty something he must have been. His tall, lean physique could easily command a board room or a ballroom. He moved with grace and assurance, striding across Bennett’s restored floors as comfortably as he might in his own home.

He had shoulder length black hair, combed straight, tucked behind his ears as if it were an afterthought.

Stella didn’t believe this guy did anything without a great deal of consideration.