Chapter 29Amber’s POVMy heart jolted in shock as he strode inside, closely followed by Taylor and Delilah.“You mindlinked them?!” I turned to Tristan with a gasp, “And told them everything?”His face was granite, with no feeling, as he spoke, “We’re a team. We don’t keep important secrets in this pack, we share everything and make things happen together,”The bastard! I would have responded, maybe yelled or said something. But Beta Damon took my focus as he marched to Mina’s side, his face a tight mask of irritation.“You’re not taking my wife back to that place!”“Your wife?” The words were almost laughable as they left my lips humorlessly. “Now you remember she’s your wife? Look at her!”The dam I had been holding back seemed to shatter. “She’s still wearing her wedding dress!” I spat all my feelings consuming me.The room went silent, all the officials avoiding my eyes as I rounded in on him. “Her dress is splattered and soaked with dirt! You think I don’t know? She’s pregnant
Chapter 28Amber’s POVMy hands clutched the cotton dress I had been packing. The smooth material did nothing to calm the turmoil on my insides as I gasped for breath.I vaguely registered Mina’s alarm as she shot off the bed, looking from me to Alpha Tristan tearfully. Her cheeks still glinted with tears but her eyes were dry, our previous conversation forgotten as she questioned him.“Her father?! You mean Alpha Logan?! What the hell is he doing here!”Vera growled angrily but I was tired. So tired. It started as a small spot. I dropped the dress I had been packing and slowly stood to my feet as the spot of numbness spread through my limbs.All my anger, fear, and surprise at Mina’s pregnancy, I pushed it behind. Pressed a lid on it as I walked towards the mouth of the room where Alpha Tristan stood explaining the invitation to Mina.“How long has he been here?” My voice sounded strange, even to me.Their conversation ceased and both their eyes snapped to me immediately.Concern fla
Chapter 27Amber’s POVMy feet flew over the palace floors as I raced towards the kitchens.She was there. My feet skidded to a stop outside the palace kitchens. I panted, trying to catch my breath as my heart hammered in my ears.Mina was still dressed in her wedding dress. The hem of the resplendent white now cream and brown with dirt. Around her, the kitchen bustled with life. Warm smells of soups and turkey hung strongly in the air. The head cook was a fairly round woman. She had her back to the door, her hands stirring a large pot as she barked out instructions. The maids conversed, carrying out their duties and steering clear of a spot in the kitchen.The place Mina sat. Her white dress flowed from her knees to the floor, her back was hunched over, and her red locks were loose from her wedding bun. She scrubbed, dunked the brush back in a pail of brown-looking water by her side, and then scrubbed at the floor again.My heart squeezed.She was the Beta’s mate. She shouldn’t be d
Chapter 26Amber’s POV“I’ll be hosting him here as a guest…” Lady Guinevere’s voice continued to ring in my head, long after I walked out of the breakfast hall.She’d be hosting him as a guest? Like it was nothing. She was bringing the very person I ran away from to confront me.Could she even do that?!“Clearly she has some sort of power in this pack, cause neither of the Alphas said anything,” Vera sighed.She too was panicking. What if father commanded me to come back with him to the pack? I haven’t done my two weeks training yet so I’m technically still part of Black Moonlight. His Alpha command would work on me.I pushed my hair back from my face, my stomach knotted in anxiety. Mina.I had to find Mina and tell her.The only problem was I had no idea where she was. I left the breakfast room a while ago after Lady Gwen dropped her no news and no one made a move to stop her. It was quite impossible to stomach any food after that.“Um, excuse me,” I tried to stop one of the court l
Chapter 25Amber’s POVThe next morning was my first proper introduction to Silver Moon pack. The day before had been eventful. From my fainting at the border to my training room fight, then… Mina’s wedding.My hands balled into fists at my side and I took in a deep breath to try to calm down.Earlier this morning, a maid knocked on my door. She introduced herself as Corinne. She was my personal maid, assigned to my bedroom.Corinne quickly filled me in on some information and rules at Silver Moon pack. One of which we were headed to right now.Family breakfast.The Silver Moon Pack, unlike Father’s pack, had a palace instead of a pack house. The palace was built big enough to house all pack members in case of a war or crisis.Not all pack members were privileged to live in the palace. Mostly only the Alpha’s family, the Beta, and the Gamma’s family. Members of court. Then there was the noble families. They didn’t exactly live in the palace but they all had rooms here and flitted in an
Chapter 24Amber’s Pov“...it’s the beta’s wedding,” Her words hit me like a bucket of ice cold water. My knees suddenly felt weak.Wedding?!I pressed a hand to my forehead, gasping in disbelief. That cunning bastard!“Miss? Ma’am, are you alright?” The maid seemed worried but I had no words for her.I was in too much shock to speak. My body was hot, flushed as I turned from her back to my room. My entire frame shook with anger. He tricked me! He twisted his words!“Alright. I agree. The wedding will not be held tomorrow night,”So he held it tonight instead. I had no idea what to do. My mind was racing, anger and confusion clouding my thoughts. Was busting into the party hall a good idea?! But she was already married.The maid said they held the mating ceremony earlier. I suddenly felt faint. Mina was married. She got married to a man she barely knows while I was fast asleep.“Okay, Amber, calm down. You’re spiraling,” Vera’s firm voice filled me. “You can’t go marching into the h