I’m not going to lie, being at this palace makes me feel like I’ve stepped into a whole new world…the bath, the large rooms, the pretty clothes, jewelry…everything. But I cannot just lay around and let days pass by while my mother is still not being attended to. I’m sure Stacy went and checked on her in my stead after what happened at the banquet, but she probably won’t do that forever. And I didn’t bring my phone, so I have no way of contacting anyone. I need to get out of here, but I can’t figure out how. Dexter made it clear that I cannot escape this place and even threatened to imprison me, though technically, I’m already within my prison. I should not have come here based on a mere hunch. I should’ve thought it through. The mate thing…I still can’t seem to understand it either. He