Chapter 33: Assumptions
Raphael
I had told Sariah I would get ready and return to check on her and Max but I felt compelled to go down to the ballroom right away for some inexplicable reason. I mind-linked a guard and sent him to Sariah’s room with a change of clothes I had picked out for Max.
There were two staircases that merged into one wide staircase leading down to the ballroom. The landing where the staircases merged was visible to the entire ballroom. As I stepped onto the landing, I was greeted by many cheers from the exuberant guests. They were all in a celebratory mood and the festivities were already well underway. I was the one late to the party. Not that it mattered. I was the Beta and therefore allowed to be late. Sariah would be arriving even later, closer to midnight.
