Elara
The crowd immediately began to buzz excitedly, drowning out the sound of the elder’s gavel.
“Is the marriage between Alpha Alaric and that Omega woman really a sham?”
I felt a flush creep up my neck, my cheeks burning. Was this seriously happening? Would I really have to spend six months married to a man I hardly knew?
Across the room, Mason and Olivia sat side by side, smiling smugly at us. Olivia caught my eye and gave a little wave, her fingers wiggling mockingly.
Beside me, I sensed Alaric’s gaze piercing into me. I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye, only to find him glaring at me quietly, his jaw clenched tight.
“What?” I snapped in a low voice, trying to keep my expression neutral. “I don’t want to be around you for six months either, so don't look at me lik
