Lights out

Lucy

I needed my first glass. Maybe if I drank to the point of being tipsy, I could use that as an excuse to go home.

I was in the ballroom. Everyone here looked elegant and dashing in their expensive gowns and custom-made suits respectively a also mysterious off course. The touch of the mask suddenly made everyone look like assassins who were here on assignments.

Maybe it was just my thought, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be true.

“Good evening, everyone. I want to thank you for coming out tonight to celebrate the success of my heart surgery with me.” Elder Zukka, the host, said as he walked into the room from an entrance close to the podium where there was a grand piano sitting magnificently.

Guests cheered happily. My gaze roamed the room, covertly searching for two people. Alpha Jax and Armando. Alpha Jax I could easily identify, but Armando, that would be a challenge.

Why would Alpha Jax think he came here? Did Armando have any business with Jax? Or someone else? Elder Zukk