Chapter 8
Zethar grabbed my arm at the estate’s main entrance.[]
His face was even darker than the night around us.[]
“Laura, what the hell was that?“]
I looked at him calmly.[]
Then I said the words that had been stuck in my heart like thorns.]
“I do love Laura. She’s the only she–wolf I want to marry. But only sleep with her,I just can’t…“[]
Zethar went completely still for a second, then rage blazed across his features.
“Who the hell told you that?]
Selene? It was her, wasn’t it?“[]
I let out a harsh laugh. [
“Huh, so you couldn’t stand being betrayed either? But why you’ve been cheating on me so boldly?!”
“Answer me! Was it her?!“]
“Nope! Heard it straight from your mouth at Moonridge.”
Zethar’s eyes went cold as winter, his voice turning deadly cold.
“So you knew everything and just… what, waited for the perfect moment to embarrass the shit out of me? Damn, Laura. That’s cruel.”
to tonight?”
I shrugged. “You’re giving yourself way too much credit, Zethar. Guess why I moved the vows to
Zethar’s eyes narrowed dangerously.[]
“Because I wanted to experience my mating ceromony. All of it. Including those sacred fire.[]
I put my whole life on pause for a year to plan this thing.[]
I redesigned every single detail over fifty times, flew all over America meeting with top blossom weavers and painters. Sourced materials, coordinated vendors, triple–checked every backup plan.[]
I tried on hundreds of gowns, went through dozens of shoe fittings, did God knows how many makeup trials.[]
Zethar, you konw that?No other alpha is ever gonna be worth this level of effort for a mating ceremony with him again.[]
This was probably my one and only shot at the perfect ceremony.[]
Getting to live through this amazing day that so many people worked their asses off to create?That meant way more to me than publicly humiliating you
Didn’t you notice? All the wedding photographers today weren’t even focusing on you.]
Chapter 8
I’ll capture the precious memories of this ceremony myself, and that’s enough!
Zethar’s face was tight with anger, and his lips pressed into line.[]
Those dark eyes were practically burning holes through me.[]
“So that’s it? We’re done?“[]
I took a deep breath.[]
“I figured ‘I don’t‘ was pretty clear.“]]
Zethar went quiet for a long moment, then his voice became trembling.
CHELL
ちんちん!
ん
“Laura, you better think real hard about this. You walk away from me, you’re never gonna find another alpha who can give you what I
can.
That actually made me smile.
“Who says I need to? I’ve built my own business, got more money than I know what to do with, and I’m damn good at what I do. I don’t need an Alpha to make me whole.”
You don’t need a mate to solidify your position in the Pack–Neither do I!I don’t need the position of Luna to get everything!”
Zethar’s expression turned ice cold, his jaw clenched tight.
The pale lights hit his shoulders like frost.
“Don’t be regret, Laura.“]]
“Never!”
I turned on my heel and walked away down that winding stone path spine straight and head high.
But only tears were still streaming down my face, hitting the ground.[
