I raised the car window with deliberate slowness, watching Asher's face distort with desperation as the tinted glass created an impenetrable barrier between us.
His mouth moved frantically, shouting words I couldn't hear and didn't want to hear.
"Drive."
My voice was steady, emotionless.
The car pulled away smoothly. Through the rear mirror, I watched Asher stumble after us, his expensive suit wrinkled and dirty from where he'd fallen to his knees.
His wolf must be weak now. Three years ago, he could have easily caught up to any vehicle.
Now he could barely keep pace with a walking human.
How pathetic.
"Miss Aria," my driver glanced at me through the mirror, "should I circle back and—"
"No." I cut him off firmly. "Drive straight to the venue. We have a ceremony to attend."
At the mate ceremony venue, hundreds of pack leaders and their families had gathered. The Stormfang estate glittered with fairy lights and silver decorations.
The moment I stepped out of the car, Kai was there.
His s
