ELIAS Since the moment Gemma walled down that staircase and I saw her in that dress, something shifted in me. I couldn't peel myself off of her. I watched as she smiled and laughed, her arms linked with the arms of that vile Alpha King. I had to make her mine. I needed to come up with ways that I could get her back. I was watching her but it didn't look like she was in love with Nate. I would know. It meant I still had the chance. Someone came to stand next to me and I drank from my wine glass, ignoring him, my eyes laser-focused on Gemma. I needed to find an opening to talk to her. Ever since that first day, I hadn't run into her again. I couldn't even catch her scent with all the people roaming around in the palace. "She's quite the sight, isn't she?" A voice said. I glanced at the

