LOGINA powerful voice commanded the attention of everyone present, drawing all eyes towards the grey-haired man seated in the front row.
The man who had remained silent throughout, not a single word leaving his lips.
Slowly, he rose from his seat. His eyes assessed the crowd before settling on the head priest.
Silence deafened the entire garden. Not a single person dared to speak.
"My late wife and I were mates." Eric spoke. My lips parted in shock.
I turned to l
A powerful voice commanded the attention of everyone present, drawing all eyes towards the grey-haired man seated in the front row.The man who had remained silent throughout, not a single word leaving his lips.Slowly, he rose from his seat. His eyes assessed the crowd before settling on the head priest.Silence deafened the entire garden. Not a single person dared to speak."My late wife and I were mates." Eric spoke. My lips parted in shock.I turned to look at Dane, but the expression on his face could only mean one thing. It was news to him as well.No one had known.Not even his firstborn, Donald.How?"It was a long time ago. We were both young and full of life." Eric sighed. "If any of you knew our story then you would know we were friends long before anything else.""I had been training my wolf out on the field while she stood by and watched, but my darling friend had a thought that changed my life." The
A violent rumble cracked through the air, a wave of crushing force radiating from Daneas he stood directly before the head priest.Wanting submission the head priest fought hard to refuse.He would be punished. Stripped of everything.Danecould not hurt the head priest."Dane!" I yelled, but my voice was swallowed by the thick, pressing wind that spread violently across the garden."Your Highness, this is madness!" A guest from the crowd called out as the stench of fear thickened in the air."All because of an abomination?" Another yelled. "This is exactly why she has to die!""Your Highness!" A loud cry shattered the tension. I turned to see Corinne and Desmond standing a few feet away. "Please!" Desmond called out, pushing his own dominance forward in a bid to reach Dane.In an instant, Dane's head snapped back. His gaze locked onto whoever had dared to challenge him, but the moment he turned, Desmond dropped to h
"She's a monster!" The audio recording cracked through the hall, drawing all attention to the large projected screen as my eyes widened in terror.The video.My heart raced, thudding violently as if threatening to burst from my chest."Mom!" Julie's voice cried out in the video. "Aurelia's a monster."Murmurs erupted from the crowd, guests rising from their seats in disbelief, their eyes going back and forth between me and the screen.My chest heaved, threatening to cave in on me as the wide open garden suddenly felt as though the walls were closing in."Aurelia!" Daneheld onto me, his hands reassuring, even though I could sense the shift in his voice. "Are you okay?"I tried to nod.To pretend that I was fine.But the moment I lifted my head, I could see all their eyes on me. Judging. Filled with irritation and contempt.An abomination."That is what she is!" Julie walked down the aisle, a wide smile
My grip tightened around the bouquet of peonies in my hands as I heaved deeply."You're ready?" Koralie asked, standing by my side. I turned to see a huge smile plastered on her face, her eyes wet with tears that were almost spilling over."I guess I am." I answered with a sigh.Koralie intertwined her arm with mine as we both stood behind the curtains, waiting to be called forward by the priest.Traditionally, my father was meant to be in Koralie's position, to walk me down the aisle, but I had long been orphaned and Eric hadn't spoken to me since that day.Heck, I hadn't even gotten the chance to speak to him myself, but I could only hope he would be present so we could talk and I could offer my apology for everything I had indirectly caused to the family he had fought so hard to hold together.Through the thin curtains, I could hear the voices of the elders performing the rites with Dane, the ones that were meant to be done before they ca
D-DAYI exhaled, my fingers fumbling with the bouquet in my hands as I looked at myself in the large mirror, wearing the most beautiful dress I had ever seen.A long, satin white gown that hugged perfectly around my curves. The neckline cut just low enough for my collarbone to have its own moment."You are the prettiest bride I have ever seen." Koralie spoke from behind, dabbing the corner of her eye with a knuckle. I forced a smile through my nervous wreck of a face.Today was finally the day I would tie the knot with Dane. The day I would become his legally wedded wife and the Luna Queen of the entire country.A weight of responsibility, planned within an almost impossibly short period of time."Thanks, Koralie." I finally spoke through quivering lips, but the moment she noticed just how nervous I was, her lip folded as she fought back a smile."What?""Nothing.""Speak.""Oh, so now you're comm
"That's enough!" Trevor barked. His dominating aura shook the walls of his office, frames falling to the ground, windows rattling with brute force as his shoulders broadened, welcoming his monster.The monster I used to fear. But not anymore.I didn't run, neither did I scurry.I stood face to face with Trevor's beast. A beast more than twice my size, towering over everything in the room.Making me nothing more than a tiny prey in its gaze."Are you trying to outsmart me?" He asked.I scoffed. "You should've figured that out by now.""Aurelia!" He roared again, his voice shaking the entire room, almost causing my knees to buckle, but I stood strong. Unwavering."You think you can ever be free from me?" He scowled. "I am your father.""You are nothing but the man who brought me into this world through my mother's misery." I yelled at the top of my lungs, my heart racing. "And for my mother's sake, I will ensure you meet y
The doors swung open.A familiar high-pitched voice squeaked from behind. I turned to see the one face I'd never want to bring myself to see.Charlotte.She walked slowly towards us, carefully. With a huge bandaid on the corner of her head, one that hadn't been there back in the hospital.On her ne
Rage bubbled within me, uncontained.The thought of him giving her the same necklace hours before he came here to meet me. While I was all alone spiralling in my thoughts, he was there with her.A hickey on her neck. The exact diamond necklace. The reused words.Why?In an instant, my hands found t
I could hear them talk as I walked out to leave."Don't bother about her, Alpha Axel. You know very well she'll come back to you," one of them said, his words certain, filled with mockery."Yeah, she's just throwing a tantrum.""I'm so sorry I caused a fight between you two," the bitch cried, her v
Aurelia’s POV“I’m cancelling.”“What?” My boss, Dominic, barked through the phone. “How can you cancel a meeting with the newly appointed Alpha King?”“I have an important place to be at,” I replied, the corners of my lips tucking into a smile.Being his bride. I’ll be his wife in a fucking hour.







