“I’ll head back to the ceremony,” Lucas after many beats of silence and began to leave, striding away quickly.Lylah stood still, a little pale and worried.“He is a great man,” a voice sounded behind her, and she turned to see Brigid approaching.“I thought you said you weren’t going to attend,” Lylah smiled. “I love your dress, by the way.”“I changed my mind, and thank you,” Brigid replied, glancing back at the corridor Lucas had just disappeared into. “He’s a man who would bury himself deep within his own aching heart just to protect those around him.”Lylah’s eyes squinted. “What do you mean?”“I heard that many years ago, during the Mask Ceremony, Lord Lucas’s mate rejected him for a Southern noble Lycan. She claimed Lord Lucas wasn’t enough.”Lylah’s lips parted in disbelief. “Is she insane? I knew it. Mating bonds suck.”“I heard she’s a dark-skinned female Lycan, one of the most beautiful women in the realm.”Lylah scoffed and mumbled under her breath, “Beauty, my ass.”Brigi
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