Ace led Rose down the long, corridor of the private residential wing, far away from the buzzing whispers of the main lobby. The walls here were lined with dark and old portraits of past Nightroot Alphas, but Ace didn't give them a glance. He stopped at a heavy double door directly adjacent to his own quarters and pushed it open.
The room was spacious, featuring a large stone fireplace, a massive canopy bed, and high windows that looked out over the northern tree line. It wasn't a guest room; it was a space reserved for high ranking members of the lineage.
"You're staying here," Ace said, closing the door behind them and cutting off the rest of the house. "If I put you in the lower levels, the elders will treat you like a prisoner. Up here, they have to pass my enforcers just to
