The area around the altar was crowded.
When Selena and Adrian stepped out of the black car together, the last gold-red light of dusk fell on them—the man’s deep gray suit and the woman’s ivory-white dress hem were covered in a warm, almost holy glow.
This scene was like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
The crowd erupted in an instant.
Cheers, discussions, and greetings rose from the observers around the altar, pushing the two forward like a wave. Surrounded by the crowd, the two much-watched Blackthorn bloodlines, the children of the late Alpha Brown, approached the altar side by side and climbed the steps.
According to the age of the two heirs of the Blackthorn family, Adrian took the first step onto the stone stairs of the altar.
Selena was one step behind.
As she let go of the se
