Ember’s POV
Standing before the slave mistress hours later, she handed over to me several things that would be served at the alpha's gathering. I had the mask on, so there was no way for them to know I had been the acting Luna they bowed to.
“Do not act rashly. A little mistake in there could cost your life,” she warned me, her voice delicate and tender as if she wasn't the mistress. “You have to leave.”
I bowed to her and carried the box with me, while the other slaves came behind me. We reached the court hall where I was sure they were and then we were led in by the guards there.
One would mistake the hall to be a sitting room with how it was decorated. The sofas were in a circle and a round wide table was in the middle. Between both sides was the biggest sofa which I knew belonged t
