CHAPTER 117: ROUGE KING

CHAPTER 117

~3RD PERSON’S POV~

“Hey Edith, how long do official council celebrations take?” Gabriella asked, staring at the full moon through a large glass window in the building.

“Well, they usually take quite a while, but Lady Anaya doesn’t stay through. She usually leaves about two hours in so she can come back home to rest for the next day.” Edith, who was standing behind Gabriella, replied.

Gabriella let out a sigh and turned to a large clock in the passageway. “She’s already been gone for over an hour; if she takes too long, I’m going out to find her,” she said.

“But you can’t do that, Miss Gabriella; you don’t even know the address where the celebration is being held, and Alpha Derren won’t even let you leave,” Edith said.

“But something bad could happen at that celebration. She said it herself that the party is rigged,” Gabriella argued, turning to face Edith.

“I know you’re worried about your mother, dear, but Anaya is far stronger than you might think. She’s faced really dau