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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.”

was still sitting on the coach

other servant. But then… he already thought there was something romantic going on between Thorn and I, so he likely thought we were reading love poems to one another

into one another’s ears.

a slightly offended glint that surfaced in Raymond’s eyes-he was probably expecting the Omega to stand up immediately, bow

want Raymond to make any more comments on how

you?”

sorry I didn’t let you know I was stopping

you will be overjoyed

studied his face. “Wh-what is it?” I braced myself,

know.

I told you the other day in the garden about finding a suitable mate?” Again, he was looking at Theo with disgust written

was with his

bad example to the entire village by

“Yes, well, I was thinking, who would be the

hearted-”

at Raymond, narrowing

“-Wonderful, loving Ciana?”

you say it like that, I sound

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.

already talked to the elders and

you, young lady, as your father would want for me to do.”

him. “At any rate, you won’ t have

I am to wed?” I asked, my tone conveying I

His grin widened so that I could practically see

back teeth.

I repeated, my forehead wrinkling.

it again, clapping his hands together

brutish, with unkempt curly hair that was always standing up all over

was not

possible. “You are not in a position to

twice, and the doors opened. A flurry of servants came rushing into the room carrying all sorts of wedding materials, mostly dresses, jewelry, shoes, and other accessories. Some of them had flowers in

and now.

yelled at the servants to stop, but

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 after the wedding ceremony, do

at him, but now, several of the female servants had a grip on me. They were moving me into position, trying to get

backed toward the door. “Don’t worry, Ciana. This is all for the best. You’ll

Wait!” I yelled

but an older woman with a tight grip 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 is

so tightly

couch, his arms folded, and I couldn’t tell what he was

didn’t speak to him, not at the moment anyway. I was too busy being poked and prodded, spun and turned, until I didn’t know which

be possible without Theo’s help. Judging by his aloof attitude toward the

more, no Omega could fight thirty shifters at once,

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and accessories, wasn’t life-threatening enough