*Xander*
Breakfast was being served buffet style in the cozy, informal dining and kitchen area in the back of the palace, closest to the guest's wing of the behemoth that was the family home of the Alpha of Poldesse.
I'd never witnessed anything like this place. The size of the palace was similar to the one back in Egoren, which would cover the same amount of ground taken up by a small village. That didn't include the acreage, cabanas, and guest cottages that dappled the palace's extensive grounds. But unlike the palace in Egoren, this place was open, immaculately clean, and didn't seem nearly as full of dark places and secrets.
And given the amount of people, not including Lena's extended family, it had been damn near impossible to sneak out of her room when I woke the morning after
