“I’m not a child, Jake,” she said. “And I am getting better. Staying in my room all day isn’t going to help with that. I need to rebuild my strength. I can’t do that by never leaving my bed.”
“She won’t be in any danger here,” Martin said.
But I refused once more. “I’m not leaving her side.”
Amelia considered this. “Then let me come with you,” she said.
“That won’t work,” I said. “The invitation says no humans.”
“I don’t mean to the Ball. I’ll go with you and we’ll see the sights during the day. When you have to go to the Alpha Ball, I’ll just barricade myself in the hotel room. You can put in an appearance at the Ball, and then come right back,” she said.
I wasn’t so sure. “Anything could happen while I’m gone.”
“Not in a public place. Not with Cara at the door, and you near enough
