Chapter 56 A Mother's Portrait

• Several hours later, deep into the night, I find myself leading my pack members to their assigned quarters on the orders of King Eldric. His revelation that they would stay until after the wedding horrified me, especially when I realized he meant Ruelle and Alpha Zander’s wedding.
• The guests’ quarters are located on the west end of the palace, on the lowest floor carved into the ground. The moment I step inside, a suffocating sensation fills the air. The rooms are spacious enough, but their windowless nature and lack of breeze make them stifling. It feels eerily similar to the servants’ quarters I visited earlier while searching for Beatrice.
• These are not really for guests, I think to myself. The thought gnaws at me as I glance around.