ВойтиKAELYou know that moment when you know your break is almost at the corner and all you have to do is push some buttons and everything will work out?I've been waiting for this moment. For more than a decade, I had been waiting for a perfect opportunity like this, and now that it was finally here, I felt numb. Tomorrow, I am going to bring a lot of things to light. Secrets would be spilt, and maybe, my parents' ghosts would be laid to rest.I would be able to retire all the people who had a strong hold on me, the ones who had undermined me all these years and had bashed me with the sins of my parents and made me powerless. Finally, I'll be able to stand before the world and present the woman I love.I sat on the bed, watching Selene enter her room and go straight to the bathroom. An hour later, she came out and was padding towards the bed in her birth suit when I turned on the light. While she was in the bathroom, I made sure I locked the door.I had left Ashbourne pack on a whim. Whil
SELENEThe ride home was silent except for my quiet sobs. I sat crumpled in the backseat, my wedding dress was wrinkled and stained with tears. My mother's cold gaze bored into me, and my father's hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles white.When we arrived, I barely had time to gather my thoughts before my father yanked me out of the car, dragging me into the house. He shoved me forward, and I stumbled, falling to my knees on the hard floor."Get up," he barked.I rose slowly, my body trembling.He came to stand before me, his expression was as cold and unforgiving as stone. "I've made a decision," He said, his voice devoid of warmth. "I've just accepted a marriage proposal from the Alpha of the Gravemoor Pack. He has been reaching out for a while, and you'll marry his son."My eyes widened, my breath catching in my throat. "What?" I whispered, my voice trembling."You heard me," My father said. "You'll marry his son, and I don't want to hear another word about Kael
SELENEI sat in the elegantly decorated waiting room of the wedding, my fingers trembling as I smoothed down the layers of the white tulle and lace of my wedding dress. I clutched the lace edges of my veil, trying to distract myself from the thousand emotions that coursed through me.My shoulders were rigid, my back straight against the ivory chair, and I was trying not to cry, not to show emotion. Today must be perfect to the end. But how long would I hide the tears that simmered in my hazel eyes? My lips painted a delicate rose, shook with trying to hold the cry, bumbling at the depths of my soul.Still, I couldn't allow the tears to ruin the perfect makeup I'd spent hours getting done. The diamond-encrusted tiara felt heavy on my perfectly styled dark curls; each strand was meticulously placed to frame my heart-shaped face.Three hours. I've been waiting for three hours. Three agonizing hours for Kael to arrive, so that the wedding could start, but he was nowhere to be found.At fi
FINNI stood motionless, listening to the soft shuffle of her footsteps approach from behind me. I didn't turn. I hated that she was out here.Then I felt her fingers brush my shoulders. Her touch was as light as a feather. I turned slowly; my face was a mask of indifference that made her recoil and step back."I…I didn't see you in bed," she stammered, her fingers twisting nervously in front of her see-through nightgown. "I was worried. Are you… are you alright?""I'm fine!" I said coldly and turned back to staring into nothing.She stood there for a minute before I heard her sigh. "Finn, I know a lot has happened, but we cannot dwell in the past anymore. Yesterday, I had no idea that I was going to end the day as your mate. Not even in the slightest.""And you so conveniently had a wedding dress and a ceremonial gown that is your size and your style hanging around?" I scoffed.Then I turned to face her, moving towards her like a predator stalking its prey, forcing her to retreat unt
FINNThe wedding aftermath…I lay on the matrimonial bed with Isla snoring gently beside me.It could have been Maya. It still felt like a dream that I had come this close to making her mine. I stared blankly at the ceiling as the shadows danced across it in the dim light. The events of the failed wedding kept playing in my mind like a twisted movie, each scene fanning the flames of my anger.The silk sheets felt suffocating against my skin, and it didn't help that Isla was beside me. I had tried my best to get out of sharing a room with her but the elders had insisted, saying it was tradition.What was worse, Maya didn't want to hear a word I was saying afterwards. She'd wanted to leave and return to her old life. She didn't try to put up a fight, not even in the slightest bit and that pained me more than anything.Perhaps, if she had shown some resistance, I'm sure the elders would have come to a different conclusion or may have allowed our will to prevail.Finally giving up on tryi
MAYADespite his reassurance, I couldn't shake my unease. I dressed quickly, already envisioning the entire Obsidian Crest Pack and Selene standing outside the door.Why else would Tobias and the Warriors show up here? And why now?A few minutes later, Kael strode to the door and opened it. Tobias stormed in. His shirt was untucked, his hair dishevelled, and his face slick with sweat, like he had run a marathon. His chest was heaving, and his expression was mixed with fury and desperation."What the hell, Kael?" Tobias barked. His eyes darted around the room, widening with shock when he saw the rumpled bed. He pointed at it, his eyes darting back to Kael, who looked uncharacteristically calm. How was he doing it?"Don't tell me you…" he trailed off as our eyes met. I was hoping he wouldn't notice I was in the room. When his gaze landed on me, his face contorted with disbelief as his eyes moved from me to Kael and back before landing on the bed. "Are you kidding me right now?"He ran a







