ra
, and the deep, resonant blast of t
ridor, my father, Richard Vance, stood frozen. His face, initially twisted in confusion
ing a step forward, his
e. They didn't even touch him. They simply released a fraction of their dominant, lethal aura. My father choked on
the heat of his palm burning through my dress like a branding iron. It was an undeniable
ent mixing with the sudden, sharp stench of shock and fear radiating from the hundreds of Pack digni
His slate-gray eyes swept over the front row, lo
his lips, clearly waiting to carve up the Vance territory.
in the room literally vibrated. I felt the pressure in my chest, heavy and terrifying. Pierce turned deathly pale. His Inner Wolf, faced with an apex predator, insti
spilled, Damien had just
ed the traditional blessings of the Moon Goddess and fated mates, mo
claim this woman and her la
rumbled, a low sentence
ara Vance, acce
o had mocked me, pitied me, or waited for
pulled the heavy silver signet ring from his own thumb-the one bearing the roaring black wolf crest of his bloodline. He took my hand,
head. There was no warmth in the gesture, on
wolf,"* he murmured, his breath gho
applause that broke out was hesitant, sp
ulian's mother looked as though she were choking on glass. The unmasked, ve
I held her furious gaze and allowed a slow, deliber
im anymore, Addyso
lared. Together, we stepped off the altar and began our march back down the aisle, heading stra
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