Another month had come and gone since the last time that Royce had seen Apollo. It wasn't long after the tumultuous conversation with Apollo that Royce found herself accepting Maquand's proposal.
The sting of Apollo's words, accusing her of desperation, still lingered, but the growing affection that she began to feel Maquand forced her to question the validity of his accusation; even in spite of him casting doubt in the decisions Royce had made to come to the Half Moon Pack in the first place.
Was it spite or genuine connection? Her wolf, Katya, insisted it was the former, a petty retaliation against Apollo's hurtful comments.
“I cannot believe that you have seriously accepted this man’s offer.” Katya sniped. "How could you even consider this?" Katya growled, her voice filled with disa
