fter I opened the door

s, rereading the sentence over and ove

t return to Moonveil to

sked Mariya, my voice bar

livering it," she said, "and if I must s

ven mean? I walked over to where Leo was and w

me and tossed it into the fi

te," I said. "Th

me-louder and heavier. My h

ung the d

stood outside, both bear

l, by royal decree, you are summoned to return immedia

e open in shock."

out a scroll. He unravel

royal-blooded Omega would be bound in matrimony to a ruling Alpha to preserve balance. Wit

y beca

forward. "She

ioned in the pact," th

ld all ov

t to marry?" I

d at each other be

an of Bla

eart tearing a

h anger. "That arrogant

guard replied. "He is powerful

it? Or d

ed everything he did to me-e

n, but he can never have m

repare," I said, with

changed

eady, they said, and di

oor shut and le

orner. "We can run. I know a

ing won't protect him anym

me, shocked.

t stay hidden. No one has to know ab

my head. "Swear to me, promise me that you w

nodding. "With my life, I

id. That was

ed Leo's forehead a hundred time

ok, my little moon," I whisp

tight. She said nothing, but

ame to

th a silver carriage b

As the wheels turned, I stared ou

To Moonveil, a pack that

-

hadn't

and the ever-glowing Moonstone at

servant dressed me in ceremonial robes-pale blu

eathe before I was led

ng sat on a

of Luna, you have don

t willing, but jus

. That's why your mother defi

tongue

King. He, too, hadn't changed; he s

d, and instantly,

feel arrogant, but instead, I

bride," the

aid no

n and, until then, you are to remain within the palace gr

ched m

o my chambers,

ne, he walked up to me, try

sk for this

her d

the doorfra

e for the bloodli

d and shoo

me, choosing Clarissa instead, and now you expect

ened. "I did

I said, and w

ay awake, stari

t ached

, the way he clutched my fing

be in his life ,I said

t the door. I stood up immediately and rushed to open it. But

age was

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k carrying something high into the sky, s

he figure and when I got ther

ed on top of my voic