Chapter 129: Possessive

RETH

He hurried to lunch after the security meeting, glad for once he wouldn't be more than a few minutes late. He hoped to find Elia just sitting down so she wouldn't miss him. But when he reached the stage, her chair was empty.

And so was Gahrye's. Reth swallowed back the growl that rose in his throat.

Aymora and Candace greeted him as he sat. "Have you seen her?" he asked.

"Not lately," Candace responded. "But she's been eager to get moving on the Festival, so maybe they're planning for that?"

Aymora caught his eye, obviously stifling a smile. Reth shot her a disapproving look, but he didn't miss the muttered Alph-male bullshit, from her as she turned back to her plate.

He accepted his food from one of the servers, and tried to make conversation with the females, but with every minute Elia didn't arrive, it became harder and harder to concentrate.

Where was she?