Anna’s eyes moved frantically through the throng of people to relocate the staircase and the door leading outside. Cool air nipped at her skin, shivers running down her spine as she stared outside the balcony. The omega couldn’t help but notice the neatly trimmed grass, the carriages parked in the driveway. For a second, she wanted to abandon everyone and rush down, let her feet glide across the cool grass and take in the glow of the moon.
From her peripheral vision, she managed to spot a figure approaching her. Anna froze, turning around, when they landed on the person she wanted to ignore. Her fingers curled into fists by her side, breath hitching in her chest.
It appeared like in a single second, all sounds and smells were sucked out of her surroundings; the only thing the omega cou
