Chapter 20

Veronica's POV:

As I stepped out of the hospital feeling weak, I heard a loud gunshot which made me freeze in my tracks. I quickly ran to where my driver stood and settled in the backseat of the plush car. Fear rocked the pit of my stomach as we drove back to the palace.

"Beatrice!" I screamed at the intercom as I walked into my room.

"Beatrice, I need you to come to my room ASAP," I ordered on the intercom but I got no reply. Why was she always absent when I desperately needed someone to talk to?

I took a quick bath and slipped on my nightwear. I felt nervous as the pictures of Lucas' sick and injured state flashed in my memory.

"I really hope he survives this," I thought as I reached for the door and began walking down the stairs.

The entire palace was eerily quiet. Chloe was tending to Malia– who had an asthma attack, immediately after the pack meeting last night.

I made my way to the fridge to get a can of coke. I sipped the drink as my thoughts wandered around the recent happe