Elena POV
It had ended up taking a little more than thirty minutes before the guards managed to clear a path for us to the palace gates.
Thirty minutes of reporters screaming at us like their lives depended on it. Their mics thrusted towards us were like sharp swords that were ready to cut us down at the slightest chance, every single one of them demanding the ‘truth’.
Several of them had tried to squeeze in with us as we entered the palace, but fortunately, more warriors arrived and they were firmly pushed back.
As soon as we got in, Draven left to go to an emergency meeting and I ended up with too much nervous energy and nothing to do about it. Which is why I ended up creeping around like a petty criminal.
“Told you we wouldn’t get caught,” I said to Nellie as the both of us snuck i
