"Wow, do you smell that?" Grayson questions with wonderment in his tone the minute we enter the palace. Griffen takes a deep inhale, filling his lungs with the undeniable scent. "Yeah...." Then nudging me, he smiles. "smells almost as sweet as you." "Key word– almost...." Grayson chuckles "Do you smell it?" He sniffs the air again as if trying to identify the scent. "It's a really sweet strawberry fragrance." I reign ignorance. Trust their Lycan senses to pick up on it from all the way down here. We haven't even reached the base of the stairs as yet. However, I'm grateful that they like the scent. "Hmm, must be something from the kitchen." I cautiously lie, trying to throw them off. Griffen shakes his head. "Nah, it seems to be coming from up there." Like a detective, he points towar

