CalebThe crowd was thicker than I realized, and I had to restrain myself from pushing past the guests to get outside. I needed air. I needed to be away from Ruby, and all the things she put into my head.I could see Joseph trying to approach me out of the corner of my eye, but I ignored him and pus
It reminded me of my childhood, and although I couldn’t quite place where I had heard it before, I was sure that it had come from a Prenian folk song.Though the crowd was dressed in gems and jewelry, with the most beautiful fabrics I had ever seen, they still took up dancing as soon as the music be
My jaw hung open in shock at the scene I had just witnessed. Rachel and Vic are mates? How is that possible? I looked up to Caleb and saw the same surprise I felt mirrored in his expression. Lucas scoffed, and tried to storm out, only to be knocked out of the way by the opening grand hall doors. Th
I bite down hard on my bottom lip, looking for anything in the room that might help me to break up the fighting and regain their attention. I notice a large glass vase at the refreshment table on the other side of the room. Without waiting to think, I sprinted over to pick it up, and smashed it on t
I glanced nervously at the crystal-studded watch on my wrist, it was still a few minutes before we were expecting our guests to arrive. Still, I couldn’t believe that the night of the Alpha Ball had finally arrived.The main ballroom of the palace was thoroughly decorated according to my and Caleb’s
We made plans for Rachel to meet with Caleb, Joseph and I at the palace the next day.The three of us waited for her to arrive in Caleb’s offices, and Joseph paced nervously across the carpeted floors. “And you’re sure we can trust her?” He asked, looking at me.I nodded firmly. “She has been incred
I looked down at the map on my phone to confirm I had reached the right address. This was definitely where Rachel lived, but all that stood in front of me was a crumbling building in a rough neighborhood.I stepped over dried grass and a broken beer bottle to get to the front door, where a large bra
I squinted and rubbed my eyes, exhausted from having spent so long hunched over these papers at my desk. The highlighted portions of possible clues and names were beginning to blur together, and I rested my head in my hands, groaning.I had spent the entire night before digging into the few leads I
The Alpha Ball was safe from Lucas’s plans to spike the food, but we still had to be on guard for whatever else he had in store for us.I walked to the front door of my apartment and had already unlocked the door before I realized Caleb was following me.“Thank you,” I said. “For protecting me.” I h