Adrian Thornwood's Point Of View.
Caught up in the dance with Emily, the world around us faded away, and it was just the music and her laughter. The masks we had worn allowed me to forget the complexities of my supernatural live for a while, giving me a moment of simple joy.
Then, out of nowhere, a hand on my shoulder snapped me back to reality. My heightened senses, a result of my alpha status, went on high alert. The sounds of banter and laughter dimmed as I turned to see who had interrupted us. The masquerade ball was taking an unexpected turn, and the night was turning out to be more mysterious than I had imagined.
"Lena, Ah. It's you." I said and felt the tension in my heightened senses relax as I recognized my sister's presence.
Lena, her eyes were ablaze with a dramatic intensi
