Betrayed By One, Chosen By Another

TER

r and tugged, sending the tiny pins holding my hair up in the intricate hairdo pouring to the ground. I tossed the veil p

g gazes. Thankfully, the church was near one of the woods that bordered Ravensong and my parents pack, Stormfang. With a final gaze

h tears and they stung anew whenever I thought of what had happened. I couldn't wait until I was back home, already imagining the fury on my

expected, a pack warrior apprehended me as soon as I crossed in. He silently took in my dirtied weddi

ents?", I asked,

, ma'am", he answe

the alpha's daughter, but today, I didn't exactly care. I might've even welcomed it, craving th

I could be on my way. The man looked uncomfortable

red eyebrow a

t as though he was a

er onslaught of tears begin to come. I des

nter the pack", t

ondered what the man h

, the wedding dress should have clued him in. Everyone in St

ally. "It's just that I have or

disbelievingly. "

ur fathe

ther would never give an ord

s head and staye

s is a very poor joke. When I tell my father a

. "I'm sorry, ma'am. But I'

t let his daughter in the pack? His heir? Get out of the wa

to swallow something unpleasant when he took m

yelled. "Let me go this m

if he does", anot

Unfortunately, the pack warrior was still holding on to my arm, so when I turned, I tw

u o

rriedly to his boss before scampering away. I turn

g of this?", I dema

. But your father was very clear. You ar

id he at le

ss of shame. "My guess is it had some

s?", I ask

"Would you like me to re

word", I

et my eyes on her. If she's such a failure that she can't do something as simple as wed a silly boy, then she has no business being the

fat globs of tears sudden

gray-haired man in front of me. "My fathe

ead. "I'm sor

t maybe he didn't approve of this. He was a

whispered. "Try to convince

ow how your father can be, dear

id she have

ay this, but the Luna and the Alpha

Slight disagreement? None

u know that's

they're turning away their only daughter when she's just

k his head helples

assured through t

alpha turned you awa

through. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. I am a

the direction I'd come, towards the border. Just like that, I had no home,

e through, the one that led to Ravensong. The other one led deeper into the woods

ly silver wedding shoes, I turn