"They're untouchable," she said finally. "One of the founding families of the Ether Community. They don't just have power—they are power. The Ether Community's the entire supernatural world. They run it, enforce its rules, keep balance. It's old money, old magic—so deep you don't even feel the strings they're pulling. And the Blackwoods or more precisely The Voidhowls? They're one of those strings. Probably the whole fucking rope."
Parker's jaw tightened, mind racing, so they're called Voidhowls?
"Who else?"
She exhaled. "Apart from the Voidhowls—werewolves, The Zhangs out in China. And others, but they stay in the shadows. No public names. No faces. The Blackwoods just... happen to be one of the few anyone knows, and that's only because of their size. But here's the thing—"
Her voice dropped.
