Chapter 29 - The first night.

At midnight, Marco finally ended the celebrations and as we stood next to each other at the palace doors, so that he could shake everyone’s hands, one by one as they left, whilst I solemnly said goodnight, not even bothering to fake a smile. The looming dread of what Marco would expect from me on our wedding night made my legs shake underneath my dress, my mouth became parched as I anxiously gulped, the trepidation starting to make my body flush in hot and cold sweats. I kept fidgeting with the neckline around the nape of my neck, that was now itchy and sticking to my skin. The only people I bothered to muster a smile for were the few Sun pack wolves that bowed their heads with a heavy look of pity in their eyes. Molly and Ronald both squeezed my hand with a warm and supportive smile as they whispered a thank you.

As soon as we finished saying our goodbye’s for the night, Marco gave instructions to the guards on patrol to do a border check then ordered several Sun pack members to cle