Ameris Zane leads me to the King’s office. How we didn’t get lost, I’ll never know. This place is enormous, and there are so many corridors and hallways, and that’s just one level! We enter the King’s office, and I will myself not to throw up. My stomach is cramping, and my heart is banging. Blood pounds in my ears, and I’m starting to sweat. The King and Queen are seated behind the large oak desk. Starr and her mate, my mate’s brother, are sitting beside another couple on the overly oversized couch. However, I don’t know who the other couple is. The King orders Zane and me to sit in the chair in front of the desk. I keep my fingers entwined with Zane’s. I don’t want him to let go; he’s keeping me grounded. “Try not to look so worried, Ameris. You’ve done nothing wrong.” The King tell

