's

s le

want me. The pack saw me as nothing more than a burden, a joke. Staying

ing was

triplets would officially announce Selene as their L

d out about the mate bond, I had known Selene would end up as their

ack would be the

wouldn't be wat

erfect chanc

to make i

he omega quarters, doing my usual tasks, acting like nothi

eed my strength. I had no idea what lay beyond the borders of the pack. I had

wasn't waiting ar

ed the air. Omegas rushed around, preparing for the ceremony, setting up tables of foo

be the cent

uld be f

better

darkness fell, making my

sonal things that didn't matter to anyone but me. I shove

ook a dee

was

out of this room, I

e how to fee

oor. I slipped out into the night, moving

, keeping my head down. The few omegas I passed didn't even glance

o

en entrance. From here, I could see the large walls that surround

asn't a

a pr

I was setting

bled as I grabbed onto the rough stone, pulling myself up. The climb was harder than I expected.

ldn't

, my breath ragge

my leg over an

ground outside the walls, s

finall

n. Ready to leave thi

er got th

nd, yanking me backward. I gasped

been c

o strong. My heart pounded as they dragged me back toward the pa

nce wa

d fa

was in full swing. The pack had gathered in the gra

the shift in the air,

gged into the hall,

ching in my throat as I to

tform, their powerful forms dressed

golden hair glowing under the soft candlelight. A crown re

e, her lips curled into

red, stepping forward.

to my knees in front of the pack. My breath

g over the wall," one o

rumbled thro

rd, refusing t

now but all for what? They di

s not

he triplets. I didn't want

ould fe

sence. Th

e. His voice was co

trying t

't a qu

o look up, my hea

e, his blue eyes flashing. "

jaw. "I don'

le

rcing gaze locked onto mine. "And wh

hard. "Anywh

t out a s

ed to the triplets, her eyes shining with amusement.

rai

hit me li

't a t

inst the pack. Never hurt any

anted to

em, that

nothing more

able. "You were going to leave," he repeated,

d shakil

is fingers curled in

"So? What do w

ed, voices risin

ish

hat they

hat they

reparing for whate

epared for what

k he

mach d

d him. But then, the warriors grabbed

t through

d, but it

"A fitting end

u don't get to run, Ivy." His voice was quiet, but ther