Chapter 84. Invitation 

XANDER ALVERIUS'S POV

What happened yesterday was beyond anyone's expectations. My memory rewinded like a broken record to the moment when the fireball backfired on Violet and caused her to faint. The horror in Peony's eyes and her screams were muffled by the crackling flames. Rose and Jasmine's frantic screams tore through the air.

I wiped the cold sweat dripping down my neck as I wondered where I went wrong. Violet was still being treated in the infirmary, and I went there every two hours. She was perfectly unharmed, which was also a new question. Was she fireproof or...?

"Killian is proceeding to clean up the mess in the glass dome, Alpha."

Stuart's words pulled me back into the office, where my Beta was standing in front of me. He didn't make any expression even though he knew I hadn't listened to most of his report.

I cleared my throat. "Good. Anything else?"

"That's it."

"Okay, you can go."

As the door closed, the office fell into a state of silence. I leaned back against the