(POV: Aria)
I awoke with a start. My heart is racing in my chest. "What's wrong?" Xavier jumped up his Lycan sensing my emotions. "Something is wrong. We have to get back to the palace." I informed him as I jumped up from the bed and started throwing on my clothes. Xavier didn't question me. He now could feel my emotions through our Lycans and knew I was 100% certain something terrible had happened back at the palace. All I could feel was fear, grief, and loss.
We quickly threw on our clothes, locked up the boat, and headed hastily toward the palace. Xavier pushed his car as fast as it would go. The palace came into view. Surrounding the palace were armed guards, and put front there was a crowd gathered. "Why do I not feel them, Ari?" Xavier asked. I knew what he was talking about. His
