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Tonight wasn’t supposed to matter for someone like meThe other girls gleamed and sparkled while I struggled with a dress twice my size. Selene had only slid the notice of my invite under my door three hours ago. I could still recall how wide my eyes were when I read the notice. I had checked the name three times, tracing the ink like it might change if I looked long enough. It didn’t. The moon goddess couldn’t have cared about rank if she picked me. That was what I told myself, it was what I needed to believe.The ceremony began, high priestesses walked the line slowly with an open scroll. An audience was present, the scent of wolves, perfume, candle and smoke along with a silence heavy enough to choke on.Even the air felt expectant. Waiting and watching. Prince Adrian stood at the altar, his face devoid of emotion, as though this could only be a formality. As he walked, girls around me vibrated with an excitement I couldn’t understand even as the air seemed to bend to his every

LENAMy body was trembling.“Alpha kael,” Elder Marsh said and the room went still. My mind was blank but my wolf had backed into a corner.Who was Alpha Kael?And why was my wolf acting…strange?My eyes flickered, landing on Cara. A coldness seeped into my skin as something glinted in her eyes. Pity…guilt? It was gone before I could understand it. Guards came out of nowhere, surrounding me and my body went still. Surely they weren’t serious…My father was at the corner, his lips set in a thin line, eyes faraway.“Father…”“Come with us,” one of the guards demanded and I stood my ground. There was no way they would force me to go if I didn’t want to go. “Father!” I called again but he would not look at me. My eyes watered as I stepped forward but a firm hand had engulfed my arm, claws sunk into my flesh and I let out a horrid gasp.I only had a few seconds to breathe before I was dragged and that was when he finally looked at me.I should have known. If he didn’t defend me once wh