I stood in the center of the altar, staring at the wolf-shaped patterns on my wedding gown that seemed to be mocking my current predicament.The skin on the back of my neck, soon to be permanently marked by my Alpha, was completely exposed to the air. I could feel it getting warm under the moonlight."The time has come," the Elder officiating the marking ceremony said, his voice aged but steady. However, it sounded extremely piercing to my ears."Ms. Grace Bennett, shall we continue waiting instead?"I looked up toward the far end of the altar, where my Alpha, Alonso Austin, should be standing, but it was empty instead.A murmur began to rise amongst the guests at the ceremony, and despite their attempts to keep their voices down, I could still clearly hear everything they said."As expected, Alonso never came after all.""She's just an Omega who can't even transform. She doesn't deserve Alonso!""Alonso should never have agreed to mark this she-wolf!""Luckily, he managed to
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