The moment Margaret realized Laina was nowhere to be seen, she felt her heart sink. Her gut feeling told her it had something to do with Marius. He must have lured her away from the ballroom on Dante's orders.
But by the time she turned back to look for Marius, he had already disappeared without a trace. She searched high and low for any sign of them. She searched for any signs of Laina. But there was none.
At first, Margaret hoped that the crown princess was just having a merry evening with some of the other royals at the Ball. But when the princess did not return at any point in the night, she grew increasingly worried.
"Dang it Dante, you can't just whisk her away like this," she muttered to herself as she bit her nail.
She slammed her fists down on the table. Margaret stood up from the round table and walked over to the balcony of the mansion. Her hands were clammy with sweat as she tried to find a way to trace them.
