After I was completely dolled up from head to toe, I sat alone on the bed, bracing myself for the next event. Every now and then, I glanced at the window, praying for darkness to take a little longer to arrive. I wasn't ready for whatever was about to happen, and if there was a way I could reach Reis, I'd tell him not to bother coming. I'd tell him to forget about me, to abandon me like he did on our wedding night."Sissy, what is going to happen tonight?"Marcy was sitting on the floor in her part of the room, staring at me with the most curious expression I'd ever seen on her face.Every now and then, one or two people marched in and said something like, *Alpha Cillian wants you to do this tonight. Alpha Cillian wants you to do that tonight.* And every single time, Marcy listened."It's nothing." I shook my head, forcing a smile. "It's going to be okay.""Sissy, you know you don't have to lie to me anymore. I know you think I'm still a kid, but I'm a smart kid. I know nothing is goi
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