Matei POV I was getting anxious, the Moon Ball was in full flare, about an hour in, and Iris was still a no-show. I was hoping for her to be here by 8 p.m. sharp, but apparently, I missed something. “She is on her way…” Cadmus patted my back, while I silently nodded. The venue held about 1,000 people and I could guess a bit more because the place was packed and people still kept coming in. Cadmus was in constant touch with the Air team of dragons, and Stephan called Arman a couple of times to see what was taking so long. According to Arman, I was being a party pooper. He said that he wanted to make an entrance. Whatever that meant, because as far as I knew, we had a plan and he should stick to the schedule. The triplets were sitting at one of the royal tables. It was the triplets

