*Lena*
The ballroom was situated toward the main entrance of the palace, and I found it rather easy to sneak into my room without being seen leaving the party.
The night was young, but I tore away at my gown anyway, struggling to find the zipper under the pale blue tulle that fell over my shoulder and down my back. I was panting by the time I'd stepped out of the dress and taken out the pin holding back my hair. I glanced in the mirror as I pulled on a silky pajama set, noticing my smudged makeup and overall disheveled appearance.
Xander was an Alpha? How could that possibly be? And where the hell was Egoren?
I paced the room, cleaning up the pins I'd shaken from my hair, and hung the dress back in the wardrobe. While my room was far removed from the ballroom, I could still feel the
