Daphne’s POV
I held my breath, but kept a straight face, not allowing any of my nervousness to shine through. The man held my gaze a beat longer, then in a voice so soft I almost missed it, said, “Glory to Darius.”
My eyes went wide. I couldn’t believe my luck! This one was still loyal to my family. Truly my coming here was meant to be.
The guard handed me my invitation and fake ID back, then waved me through to his colleagues at the door. “This one is all clear!”
The minute my face was out of their sight, as I stepped past the final bit of security and into the main banquet hall, I couldn’t stop grinning. It didn’t matter how much Gideon tried to worm out the corruption in his pack, he’d never be able to. Not really.
My family had our roots deep in this pack. The harder Gideon tried
