d my mom's muffled voice was gushing over how prett
peak less," Edmund s
on," She was smiling from ear to ear, her bright red lipstick made her teeth look even
ing off your daughter against her will?" He
enough, it'll all turn
won't
they'd blow their cap. I had been taught that love could be bought, mine had all my life. I was taught that anything could be yours for the right price. So I guess I shouldn't be too surpr
way in silence and I clos
stopped in my chest and
floors and a balcony in the middle
ready been seated inside, they didn't want a big
No one else from our pack was coming, they didn't want them her
side," Dad said and straightened his spine. He
talk of a rebellion and you
?" Edmun
ed and a low growl
irst and foremost I am your Alpha a
mund asked, st
prohibit you from ever seeing her again." My heart clenche
st said that, in front of me. All m
ing toward the house. Someone's hand grabbed a strong hold of my
stand?" He asked and
ymore. Our family had issues, more than others, but never in
nd saw his eyes sink, hoping th
a guest room, there was a makeup table with a chair and a bed that had
I swallowed hard, closed my eyes, and took a d
woman of my mother's ag
asked softly. Her tone stumpe
ur
her hand. I flew up on my feet and stepped toward
Sit," I took a shaky br
you," I knew nothing about the Alpha
e wedding. You look beautiful, how are you feeling?" Did she real
he thought of not seeing my brothers agai
nd tell me how much you'd rather run the other way." She looked regal as sh
orced a smile. Marie smi
onest with me," Who was this woman? Her voice was warm and comforting and i
one ready
if you want." She said, making sure I knew that there was a choic
, undoing my hair and re-fixing it, my
r?" She asked me with an
terpiece, I'm just imagining he
dn't say anything aga
tepped away. She looked at me thr
ok like a pageant doll and braided my hair i
it didn't stop the dread from washing
at any time and so are any friends from your old pack," she sai
if you'd like." My jaw clenched and I
didn't," I said a
clasped his hands behind his back and looked a
y at a time. This was it, I would longer be able to find my mate, I wouldn't be able to date and get my heart broken
out on the aisle and looked me in the eyes. There was something brimmi
the aisle." She said and g
away. My stomach clenched and I swallow
d the double doors and at the end of the aisl
about this arrangement than I was, he afte
was a balcony that went all around the room where more people were seated
laring. I couldn't imagine it being easy on the girls hoping to be mated to the A
g in his tux, his dark hair was waved back