Chapter 1: Be Prepared ALEX's POVI shouldn't be here. I’ve been trying to shake the feeling from the moment we waltzed through those golden gates…I can't.No part of me feels comfortable surrounded by these walls. “Can we go back?” I murmur, gaze fixed on nothing in particular.He turns, and through the corner of my eyes, I notice his jaws clench. A questioning glare lands on me, hard enough to make me flinch. “Why?” “I… I can’t do this Micah.”“Again with this? It's just a party. I thought you said—”“I know what I said…” I glance around and feel the stares of other masked guests judge my every move. “...but I really don't think I want to be here. Can we just go back? Please?”“Is there a problem here?” someone steps towards us from inside the hall, unmasked and unimpressed. His scent is weak, like that of an omega. “We've got a lot of guests waiting, and you've been in line for quite a while now. Should I be concerned?” He tries his best to be respectful but it doesn't soun
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