“My mate rejected me yesterday. This morning, I married the monster who killed his wives. The wedding gown was never mine-it was made for my sister, Paige. So was the groom. When the Hound of War demanded the Alpha's daughter, my parents spent one week scheming behind a locked door, and the way out they found was simple: feed him the worthless one. The wolfless one. Me. Jax, the man I loved for two years, is sitting in the second row right now. Beside my sister. Their hands are touching in the shadow between their seats. Everyone in this chapel believes Paige is under my veil. No one knows the truth-just like no one has ever known the other truth about me: I was born with an extraordinary healing power. Wounds close on my body without leaving a mark. And in this whole world, I am the only one who knows it. They all think they've sent a lamb to the slaughter. But there's a dagger hidden in my bouquet-and a secret hidden in my blood. Let's see which one of us the monster kills first.”