My guards continued sparring for a while, checking in with me regularly. I was getting used to the sensation and, as my father promised, the sensation was moving from pain to just twinges now. I stayed wrapped in Judah’s arms until they were done, but he didn’t mind. I could feel his contentment as we just laid there and talked. He told me all about our guests arriving today, filling me in on the packs they came from, and all he knew about each guest. After some persuasion, he also told me which ones were his previous ‘friends’. To my unhappy surprise, there were six of them attending the ball, all of whom were what he called ‘meaningless f***s’ but I could see by his face that some of them hadn’t thought of it that way. I knew I was going to have a hard time over the next few days. Hope w
