Valerie
I had to speak to Alpha Xavier in private. The chances that the Princess chose one of the other maids was simply too high. I couldn’t put all of my eggs in that basket.
And besides, a glimpse wouldn’t be enough. What if Alpha Xavier had forgotten who I was? Then doing all of this would be for nothing. His eyes would graze right over me and he’d never know anything was wrong.
He had to be here somewhere. I just needed to find him.
I waited until the other girls fell asleep, then I crept slowly from my bed and slipped out of the maid’s quarters. Earlier in the day, I had heard the guards chatting about standing post for a late-night meeting regarding the Alpha and the Northerners. They mentioned the meeting rooms, but I hadn’t any idea where they were.
I tiptoed out of the maids
