Rachel
The morning of the wedding came too fast.
I woke up before the sun rose, my eyes already swollen from crying all night. My room felt different today. The walls that had always protected me now felt like a cage. Today I would leave my home forever and go to the Dark Moon Pack as Alpha Kylian’s wife. The thought made my stomach turn.
I sat on the edge of my bed and hugged my knees to my chest. Chase’s face kept appearing in my mind. His smile. His warm hands. The way he used to whisper “my mate” like it was the most beautiful secret in the world. Three months of stolen moments, and now he was gone. Buried. And I was about to marry his brother.
A soft knock came on the door. “Rachel, it’s time to get ready,” one of the maids called gently.
I stood up slowly. My legs felt heavy. In
