جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 10

Silence gripped the room. I was stunned; so was the elder. Every wolf in the Moon Temple locked their eyes on Harris in disbelief. At the altar, Gwen froze in the center. She gave Harris a subtle shake of the head, pleading with him to stop. Harris dropped his gaze to meet mine, his smile curling tenderly as he said, “I’ll do it. I’m practically her family, too.” Before I had a chance to say anything, Harris brought the microphone to his lips, his voice poised with composure. “Grace wants you to know how beautiful you are today. Wherever your new pack takes you, stay true to who you are.” He paused, his grip tightening on the microphone. “If life ever gets too much, the Azure Moon Pack remains your home.“I—” Harris chuckled and corrected himself. “We will always welcome you home.” Gwen smiled faintly, her eyes welling up. “I know. Thank you. I will.” With the whole pack watching, their eyes locked for a split second before breaking away. No wolf picked up on the

Walking out of the manor, I wandered aimlessly down the street. A drizzle began to fall from the sky, pattering softly onto the trees beside me.The walk somehow brought me to the former grounds of the Werewolf Academy. Gwen was a grade ahead of me. At the time, she’d wait up for me and come get me, afraid it wasn’t safe for me to walk home alone after my classes ended late.Soon after, another wolf started trailing behind us. Gwen often said with a smile, “Harris is here to walk you home again.” But at that time, I didn't dare to confess my feelings to him. It was my sister who encouraged me to pursue the wolf I liked.Mustering the courage, I told Harris how I felt. His silence stretched long, so long that I was ready to walk away. That was when he said yes. Since then, Harris had become a part of my life. He became a constant presence in Gwen’s, too. It made me wonder if the sweet scent I’d picked up on Harris was because he was near Gwen. I had to stop myself t

Harris paced back and forth in his hotel room, his excitement bubbling over night before the ceremony. His heart raced at the thought of his mating ceremony tomorrow, and that fact caught him by surprise. Harris had always thought that he only cared for me because I was Gwen’s sister. However, his heartbeat gave him the answer. His stomach was in knots, both from anticipation and nerves, as he would stand before me at our mating ceremony. Speaking of which, Harris unlocked his phone, scrolled through his history with Gwen, and deleted every last bit of their interaction. Now that his mind was made up, he would devote himself to me. Gwen was nothing more than family to him. Nevertheless, Harris dialed Gwen’s number one last time to say his final goodbye. He told Gwen, “I’ll be mating with Grace tomorrow. I’m staying somewhere else tonight, but I’ll see her at the ceremony tomorrow.” Gwen murmured, “Promise me to treat Grace right. We can’t have any contact from here

The pack members arrived at the venue one after another. It took an eternity before Harris walked out of the bedroom. He got into the car, not sparing Gwen a glance throughout. Gwen trailed behind Harris, desperate to get some assurance, but the words were lost on her. After a long pause, Gwen broke the silence. “What do you plan to do?” Harris’ voice was hoarse. “Tell the pack that there was an emergency. I’ll apologize for taking up their time.” Gwen was on board with the idea. She didn’t want the truth to get out, knowing how dirty it was. However, they were being far too optimistic. The mating ceremony drew wolves from every corner of the territory. Some had even traveled from neighboring packs just to witness the event.Yet when they arrived, the ceremony venue was eerily empty. The place had not been set up. Angry murmurs spread through the crowd. One of the pack members called the hotel that had been handling the ceremony arrangements, demanding an explana

Harris held me tight, his voice trembling. He leaned down and whispered, “I finally found you, Grace. I knew you’d be here. I promised I would come here with you.“You still love me, don’t you? I can explain everything.” Though I picked up on the sweet scent of his emotions, I broke free from his embrace with a sneer. I couldn’t stand to be close to him. A werewolf who had pined after Gwen all these years suddenly loved me when I was gone. It was the most absurd thing ever. I said icily, “Harris, are you here to prove how well you know me? You make me sick.’ He lowered his gaze to hide his hurt expression before murmuring a soft sorry. Harris uttered, “Grace, time changes our feelings. I admit that being with you before was to get close to Gwen, and I admit I misled and lied to you back then, but now I truly love you.”I grinned and looked him in the eye before asking, “Do you know how I found out about you and Gwen? “I can smell the scent of emotions once I had my wo