MAXINE

The next day after having breakfast, I found myself bored and unable to read a book. I ended up staring at the ceiling. I was trying to sort through the thoughts in my head when I heard a knock on the door. I sat up. I hadn't heard the footsteps.

Was it Ronan?

As the door unlocked, it was a guard. I felt a pinch of disappointment but I tried not to let it show. A guard stood on the other side. He was holding something white in his hands.

"Alpha Ronan wanted you to have this," he ...