Stavros POV We arrived late, and I was getting anxious. Somehow, my Lycan was restless and pacing in the back of my head. This is my very first Moon Ball, and knowing my brother´s journey of disappointment after disappointment, I didn´t want to get my hopes up. I was also nervous about the heavy weight I felt on my shoulders as one of the security leaders for the ball. Bringing Allegra in, was my idea because I had been struggling, trying to cope with the enormous responsibility. Dom and Arman were cool as cucumbers, but I felt the pressure of being my father´s son. For a brief instant, I could feel the pressure Mat was under, and briefly I felt sorry for him. Then I remembered he had mentioned several times that he would be happy to forfeit the crown and pass it to me, and that made

