Caleb had been gone for a while, and I finally realized he wasn’t going to come back. Whatever had upset him was apparently enough to keep him away from the Alpha Ball, the event we had been planning for weeks to prove he could lead the kingdom.
I felt a little guilty that I had made him upset, but his reaction wasn’t reasonable at all. Especially after how much he relied on me to bring the Bears to our side, away from Lucas.
I sighed, glancing through the crowd. Well, if Caleb wasn’t going to make an effort to interact with the politicians and nobility, I might as well.
I lifted my skirts slightly, and descended down the stairs towards a few of the regional governors who had crowded next to the musicians. I shook their hands, and inquired after their families. A few of them
