I hurried to peel the vegetables and finished before lunch. Wanda's introductory event was scheduled for later, so I sat and waited, looking for the right moment to slip away. But what should I do?

"Don't be reckless," Lona warned me.

"If my theory is right, Elijah or Vincent must know about it."

"You have no proof, Delilah. Don't be ridiculous."

I stopped listening to Lona and concentrated on a strategy for entering the palace's inner chambers. If I didn't act now, I would be trapped there.

Tomorrow would only make it harder to find Elijah or Vincent.

Now was the perfect time, with so many people arriving and everyone's...