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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.”

who was still sitting on

was thinking Theo should be standing next to me, like any 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.

eyes-he was probably expecting the Omega to stand up immediately, bow to him,

Raymond to make any more comments on how a servant should behave, so

you?”

know

be overjoyed to hear it. I

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

know.

the garden about finding a suitable mate?” Again,

could I possibly forget? Here he was with his vicious plan of eliminating my family, with

a bad example to the entire

would be the best match for our beautiful,

hearted-”

looked up at

“-Wonderful, loving Ciana?”

“When you say

for you! The entire pack has already heard the news, and the elders have agreed, so the marriage is

talked to the elders and

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

rate, you won’ t have that attitude when I tell you who

that you’ve decided I am to wed?” I asked, my tone conveying I was anything but

His grin widened so that I could practically

back teeth.

repeated, my forehead

clapping his hands

He was a few years older than me-big, loud, brutish, with unkempt curly hair that was always standing up all over

I was not

sorry, Raymond,” I said, trying to sound as convincing as possible. “You are not in a position to force me

but you see, darling, that’s where you’re wrong.” He clapped his hands 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 their hands, like they were going to

and now.

this?” I shouted. “No! We are not doing this!” I yelled at

smile 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

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

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

Wait!” I yelled after

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

up so tightly into a bun it had to be painful

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

too busy being poked and prodded, spun and turned, until I didn’t know which way was

but I knew it wouldn’t be possible without Theo’s help. Judging by his aloof attitude toward the

more, no Omega could fight thirty shifters at once, so getting changed and measured,

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and accessories, wasn’t life-threatening