inside my mind, chasing her ow

rhaps because Ronan's wolf had soothed her,

ged at the bright red bow

seized in

h precision. Lying atop it was a silver

g Invi

thorn & Tal

t be real. My b

end-but this? What on earth? He's supposed to

ng when their souls were not intert

en marked the thresh

ir mates. Commonly, there is a slight

nctity of this bond, so when marriage proposa

entional, but

oaching twenty-yet betrothal wa

stood nearby, smiling

kled-her glow

od stiffly at the edge, avoiding my gaze

ld around me blurred. My parents, unaware of t

mbraced Talia, showering her

become our p

roud of you

t care about positions or pack pre

obsession. I almost wanted to b

linch. It was as though he was unm

Every flicker of fury or heartbreak ripp

onnection. I was bleeding feeling

id of honor," Talia's wor

rose‑cheeks, fingers twisting anx

. A choked so

-I

Talia's face fell in confusion and hu

e water? Maybe a cool cloth? This is a lot at once-weddin

. I looked toward Ronan and my father-

d‑voice clicked

hat has

I said

her began, "you

t Kaia to my office." Ronan

compressed, nodding. With a cur

econd‑in‑command-guard

cross the marble‑floored hall, tracing the golden inlay t

shold of the main doors, Ronan's

as speaking to Talia, offering her the water wh