ia'

spinning when Cel

, trying to understand how I could be bonded to a stranger I had never met. The n

d. "You planned this. You w

sagreement. My shoulders hit the elder

r voice rising with every word. "Your whole life, you have

oked me up and down like I was some

ry. "Then undress right here and right now, in front of everyone. Let them see that you have nothing hidden u

uncomfortably, as some looked away, while

my hands clenched in

would be allowing Celeste to stripe me of th

plan anything. I did not e

e raised her hand. I instantly f

t moved faster th

cold and unreadable. The next second, he was beside me, as his body blocked Cele

ack, with her face

t touch her,

arried through the hall like thunder,

he looked like a fish out of water,

orward with her hands raised. "Please. My

utting her off. His eyes did not leave Celeste's face. "She i

in anger. Vivienne began to think fast and plead because, Alpha Kaelen's alpha aura would cripple and e

he turned to face the room, and his gaze swept across the

was not asking for permission, and he was not ask

s my Luna. No one has the right to question it, no one has the

followed was heav

frozen b

e his back, that was broad and solid, blo

stood between me

for me, and no one ha

ust the girl who lived in a storage room and scr

he defen

of you Alpha. Just look at her, she is hideous, poor, and she is a nobody. I am the one

d not loo

ddess chose her. Your training, and your opinion does not ma

ce was pale, but her eyes were burning with hate. I saw it

her voice tight. "The stone does not lie

ue, but Vivienne squeezed her a

d. "Talia is a member of this family. If the Moon Godde

ng out of her mouth. It was

d neither did Kaelen, I t

ward, and his voice c

. There is no reason to delay what t

rprised, others looked pleased, Celeste looked like she

I was ready. He just stood there, cold and untoucha

my hand, and I followed because I did not know what e

as still arguing with the elder again, while tryin

no one said goodbye,

ting the sky in shades of orange and pink. I had not been outside

walking and tur

y room after the wedd

at him. "

d. "The bond is already registered,

d I do not even kno

you. But the Moon Goddess chose us for eac

entrance. She was dressed in simple clo

r the wedding,"

nodded. "Y

way before I could a

, with the assigned servant

e his Luna, and I had