As planned, Emma and her protection detail entered the ballroom, along with Lily and her mate, through a side door. The rest of us would enter through the main entrance door into the ballroom. Reaching the threshold, we paused, and Pa bent his head to whisper in my ear the position of Gabriel Savage and his Beta in the ballroom. It amazed me that they would be so bold as to show up here as if they were above the law. As if the council hadn't taken his pack away from him. The absolute arrogance of the man was astounding.
I slid my veiled eyes in his direction just to verify his exact position. Knowing he would think that Ryan was successful in casting his fake mate spell on me, I noted that he was starting his act already. He was standing in a group with the council members who had all be
