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In the end we still attended Alpha Sam and

Chloe's wedding until the end, even though I didn't get to meet the bride and groom in person because Balthazar insisted we come backsooner. Maybe because I can no longer control my expression. Dimitri's sudden appearance and what he had just said knocked the mask I'd been wearing for the last few weeks off my face.

We waited for the taxi to arrive right in front of the main gate of the park where the wedding was taking place. Balthazar glanced at me a few times, but he didn't ask or press me anymore after seeing how pale my face was. We stood silently beside a decorative sign bearing the names Alpha Sam and Chloe Miller and across from a large all-white flower arrangement lit by matching lanterns.

I tried to take a deep breath but my chest still feels tight. With a slightly hunted breath I turned to Balthazar. "Are ... you holding back my power again?" I asked in a slightly strangled voice.

Balthazar who was looking at the dark building acro