ILYANA’S POVThe solstice party day finally arrived, with every alpha, beta, and their mates from every pack pouring into ours. I was getting dressed, but there was still loss and hurt lodged deep in my chest. I had the best designer, the best hairdresser, and everything from the pack brought to me, yet something was still missing.Tina.I remembered her excitement about dressing me up, and it just didn’t feel the same with the rest of them. They were quiet, unlike Tina who would have been chattering endlessly in my ears, saying one thing after another until I laughed. I missed her so much. Missed her warmth and affection, missed her care and words.And it hurt my soul that she did not even live to do the one thing she had always wanted to do.“We’re done, my lady,” one of them said, breaking me out of my thoughts.She helped me up from the chair and I turned toward the full-length mirror, my eyes widening slightly at my reflection. I’d asked for a red dress, and a red dress they gave
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