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Chapter 30 Who Am I to Wed?

It had been two days. Theo didn’t say much of anything else to me, and neither did I to him.

We spent a lot of time in the library or the parlor, me looking for information and him… sulking. At least, that’s what it looked like to me. Maybe he was using the mind-link to communicate with leaders of nearby packs or had set up some sort of a network to relay information back to the castle. I honestly had no idea. All I knew for certain was that he wasn’t speaking to me.

I did my best to look around the pack house, trying to find information about what was going on with Raymond or figure out how to contact my parents, but both efforts

were futile.

All I knew for certain was that Raymond wanted to take control of the pack, and in my father’s absence, he was acting like he was the Alpha.

It was dangerous, and I had to find a way to put a stop to it,

sooner rather than later.

I wanted to discuss the situation with Theo, but I was still

mad at him and didn’t want to be the one to beg.

To my surprise, he hadn’t left. I thought he would after our argument, but instead, he had followed me around.

“Why did you follow me that day?” I asked him once.

“I ran into you,” he corrected me. “I told you I would investigate, and you happened to be there.”

I almost wanted to roll my eyes, but I didn’t. Because, deep down, I knew he had just come to check on me, to make

sure I was safe, which made me feel that maybe he did care

about me.

I guessed my blood must be just so important to him that

he couldn’t bear to leave without it.

We were in the parlor of the pack house, and I was looking through an old journal I’d found that appeared to belong to an Alpha of the pack from before my father took over. It was mostly about crops and taxes and other boring things, but I was determined to read all the way through it for any

clue as to what might be going on in our pack.

A maid came in and announced, “Miss Ciana, Beta Raymond is here to see you.” She curtsied and then turned

and left.

I stared after her, wondering why she didn’t wait for me to say I’d see him, but he was there an instant later, walking in

like he owned the place.

“Aw, there you are!” He swept into the room wearing a nice suit, his hair slicked back, like he was on his way to a business meeting. “It’s lovely to see you!”

I stood, my forehead still puckered at his unexpected appearance. “Good afternoon, Raymond.”

sitting on the coach and didn’t even

should be standing next to me, like any other servant. But then… he already thought there was

into one another’s ears.

eyes-he was probably expecting the Omega

didn’t want Raymond to make any more comments on how a servant should behave,

you?”

let you know

some wonderful news, and I’m certain you will be overjoyed to

overwhelmed me as I studied his face. “Wh-what is it?” I braced myself, thinking I probably didn’t

know.

you’ll remember what I told you the other day in the garden about finding a suitable mate?” Again, he was looking

remember what you said.” How could I possibly forget? Here he was with his vicious plan of eliminating my

example to the entire village by dating an

I was thinking, who would be the best match for our beautiful,

hearted-”

up at Raymond, narrowing his

“-Wonderful, loving Ciana?”

I said. “When you say it like that, I sound

“Oh, I thought of someone. It’s the perfect match for you! The entire pack has already heard the news, and the elders have agreed, so the marriage is set. All

the elders and the pack about this? And

would want for me to do.” He sounded a bit more

any rate, you won’ t have

Raymond. Who is it that you’ve decided I am to wed?” I asked, my tone

His grin widened so that

back teeth.

repeated, my

He said it again, clapping his hands together this

than me-big, loud, brutish, with unkempt curly hair that was always standing

was

are not in a position to force me to marry anyone, and I will not do

into the room carrying all sorts of wedding materials, mostly dresses, jewelry, shoes, and other accessories. Some of them had flowers in their hands, like they were

and now.

is all of this?” I shouted. “No! We are not doing this!” I yelled at the

on his face was still there, but it looked positively evil. “I’m sorry to tell you this, Ciana, but from now on, you’re on house arrest. You and your servant boy there do not leave this house until

no authority over me!” I shouted at him, but now, several of the female servants had a grip on me. They were

he backed toward the door. “Don’t worry, Ciana. This

yelled after his retreating

and piercing eyes said, “You will stand still, young lady! We will complete our task! So unless you feel like fighting all thirty of us, I suggest you get it into your thick head that this

her white hair pulled up so tightly into a bun it had to be painful on

went to Theo. He was still sitting on the couch, his arms folded, and I couldn’t tell what he was thinking at all. Was he

I was too busy being poked and prodded, spun and turned, until I

without Theo’s help. Judging by his aloof attitude toward the whole thing, it didn’t seem he was interested

at once, so getting changed and measured, and trying on

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