Tessa POV
Lukas had taken a group of warriors to follow Black Crest as they left, Xzavier ordering the others to alert every available warrior and guard that patrols were to be doubled until further notice. Nicholas and Jack were ordered to clear the ballroom, everyone that was not an ally of Black Crest was welcome to stay the night, everyone that was allied with them was to leave tonight.
I stood away from it all, my arms hugging my chest in hopes I could stop shaking. My whole body was throbbing from being tackled onto the patio and a nice bump had formed on the side of my head.
Once everyone else had left the patio Xzavier locked eyes with me, his expression unreadable as he made his way to me. The closer her got, the harder I had to fight to keep from running.
When he was finall
