#Chapter 202: The Alpha King

I followed the mousy man down the hallways of the palace, nerves rippling through me. Behind me, Charles, Theo, and David all followed, their footsteps echoing off the marble floors. That hollowness didn't do anything to alleviate my nerves. Instead, like the noise of their shoes bouncing off the floors and walls, my nerves bounced all over the place, too. The mousey man stopped in front of a set of doors. “Your companions will need to wait here,” he said. Charles reached for me, gripping my hand firmly and giving me an encouraging look. “We won't go anywhere,” he promised. I nodded, words failing me. Once the three were inside whatever room the mousy man had led them to, the door shut, and he continued to lead me on. We wound through back hallways, getting further and further from the entrance to the palace all the time. How far in were we going to go? A horrifying thought occurred to me. What if he was actually leading me toward a dungeon? This must have shown in the speed with