Alpha made his decision quietly

her and the council, his eyes colder than

like that

. A Luna deserved a proper wedding, his mother insisted. The staff was humming, whispering. Some said it w

w days as if nothing had happened, even though Lena had alrea

s side at meetings," Lena whispered. "You'll

She felt like a girl trapped in a

ll her, didn't speak to her, didn't even look at her w

her measurements, her thoughts far away. She didn't want silk and

nsion. The whole pack knew. Even other alphas from near

eek silver car that purred into the ma

rst and froze.

pstairs window just as the

ce with a sense of ownership, like nothing had changed since she'd left. Her long hair was tie

at?" Luci

ex girlfriend. His first love. They were ins

tightened. "S

not going to be happy ab

g Alex's mother like a long lost daughter, and greeting the cousins as if

ng married?

. "In two days. You missed it,

Her voice

s her name again? Lucian

s eyes d

lway, holding her new dress in her arms. She was wa

e corner and near

two women just sta

Vanessa said finally, he

dded slow

Vanessa turned her head. "You must be ver

stayed

ry. Deep history. What you two have it's nothing. A joke. He's doing t

d. "I didn't ask to be special. I j

a cruel smile. "Because no

ther word, her heels clicking a

still, her

e sat on her b

ed a solution. Now, she was caught in something she didn't understand

house? She didn't know. But s

one knew what they talked about. But Lucian walked past and saw something she would