Those words sounded unreasonable—and in some ways, they were. Her father had told her some things about why he needed the marriage. It was to get all the werewolves in his kingdom out. However, she still had a hunch. She knew who her father was. She had fought several wars beside him and accompanied him on decisions, so she knew he operated beyond the surface level.
"What do you mean?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
Selene breathed the words like a blade in her mouth. "I mean what I said, Immy. It's simple."
Imogen sighed. "Alright, Mother-in-law, tell me about it." She rolled her eyes inwardly.
There was a brief moment of silence. The room grew heavy, the dust particles in the air seeming to watch in silence. Imogen's chest rose and fell. Everything was moving too fast. She
