Dallas‘ p.o.v.
“Do you think that, whoever reprinted this book, made the mistake on purpose?” I ask no one in particular.
It is the only thing that makes sense to me, because if you wanted to make it challenging for anyone to discover what you did, you would hide everything from the original book that could indicate it is a reprint.
So, why would you reprint a book and leave such an important chapter in it?
“It had to have been deliberate. I can’t think of any other reason for that chapter to be still in here.” Daxton responds to my question.
“Quinlan, can you run a few different searches to see if there is an older copy still out there?” I ask.
No matter what he tries, he gets the same message over and over again: No Results. We even offer a few options and not one result appears.
Darius and Quinlan decide to open the library on their tablets and open each book they can find. This is going to be a tedious job and I’m glad they’re volunteering to do it, because I don’t have the patience for it.
“Let’s get these files cleared out. I want to redecorate as soon as possible and start my job the way it is supposed to be done.” I say as I grab a stack of files.
Daxton sits down next to me with a stack that is bigger than mine and we quietly go through the dates on the files to divide them. We had already figured that there was no system to how and where she placed the files and I believe she put them on a different stack every single time.
Either a file is months older than the previous one or they are years apart from one another. If I had to guess what she did, I would say she walked in circles to place the files around the room.
I have seen files dating back as far as two years ago, six years ago and even fifteen years ago. It makes me think that Dezra never fulfilled any of her duties as the Royal Beta and by the time we have cleared this office, we will know how much she screwed up.
“I have seen this before; it is almost identical to a file from a few years later.” Daxton says.
“Maybe we should divide them into Pack names once we are done here. It might show a pattern for a Pack or an Alpha.” I reply.
A knock on the door pulls the four of us from our task and Quinlan gets up to open the door for Grandpa.
“Lunch time, kids.” Grandpa says and Darius looks at him with a dumbfounded look on his face.
“Did he just call me a kid?” Darius asks with a whine and I hide behind Daxton to prevent him from seeing the smile on my face. The soft growl coming from Darius tells me that I failed in hiding my smile.
Daxton turns to his left while he keeps me behind his back, while he is laughing at Darius‘ antics. Grandpa keeps the door open for me and the moment Daxton releases me, I run out the door.
“Run, Princess.” I hear Camus growl and I run up the stairs, taking them two at a time. I turn left at the top of the stairs instead of right and run down the hall toward the window, not knowing where I will end up.
A Servant walks out of a door a few feet from the window and I don’t hesitate to run past her, not knowing if this is a room or something else. Thank the Goddess it’s the Servant’s stairwell and instead of running down, I run up the stairs.
“Lhope you can outrun him, because he won’t give up easily.” I hear Daxton say in my head and I remember that they can feel in which direction to look for me.
Another Servant opens a door as I reach the top of another flight of stairs and I run past her onto a floor of the Palace that I don’t know. Smiling, the Servant points to the right and I decide to follow her suggestion.
I end up on the landing, hesitating for a moment to go up or down the stairs. The Servant I passed at the bottom of the Servant
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stairwell gestures for me to run down the stairs and as I reach the bottom of the stairs, I hear Camus growling from somewhere
above me.
Daxton is waiting for me near the main dining room and we quickly sit down at the table.
“I didn’t think you could outrun Camus. So far, I have been the only one who could keep up with him.” Daxton says as he smiles
at me.
“I might have had a little help along the way.” I respond the inoment Darius walks into the dining room.
I hear Aunt Eliza giggle as Darius walks over to us. He doesn’t look nad, but I he lifts me out of my seat and sits down with me on his lap.
can feel he isn’t happy either. I squeal the moment
“You are fast, Princess. Camus wants to test this out in the open, because there hasn’t been anyone who could outrun him in his lifetime.” Darius says.
Some of my Squad members are laughing as they have seen me run full speed before and know that Charna can be very competitive with others.
“Charna is tooking forward to it. Name the time and place and we will be there.” I reply before stuffing my mouth with food. I don’t try to wiggle out of his arms, I like being this close to my Mates and will enjoy this every chance I get.
can use it as an opportunity to introduce you to “How about after lunch at the training grounds?” Uncle Vaughn suggests. “We anyone present, making sure that everyone knows there is going to be a new Royal Beta.‘
Darius and I accept his offer and as I continue with my lunch, I look around the room. I see some of my Squad members linking one another, probably placing bets on who is going to win.
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