Alaric POV
This ball is boring. Just as they always are. I just need to wait until the exact moment when I can slip away without being noticed. Luckily for me, everyone is focused on Fauna. I can't blame them. With her milky white skin and jet black hair, she is a vision. Every man wants to be her mate, and every girl wants to be her friend. She is too kind. Too kind for her own good. Others take advantage of her kindness. That's why she needs Morgan and me. We keep the riff raff away.
I scan the ballroom looking for Morgan, but she is nowhere to be seen. I guess she found her moment to escape just like I am about to. If she has disappeared, then I am sure I can too.
Leaning in close to my best friend, Ryder, I elbow him in the side to get his attention. "What?"
I roll my e
