I laughed and stole a piece of bacon from his plate.
We kept talking, planning what came next. Christian explained the ceremony in detail, promising he'd be beside me the entire time. That I wouldn't be alone.
I believed him.
Then a sharp knock interrupted us.
Christian's entire body tensed. "What."
"Alpha." Connor's voice came through the door. "Elder Sarah has requested a formal council meeting to address her involvement with Vanessa."
Christian let out a string of creative curses. "Tell them one hour."
"Understood."
When Connor's footsteps faded, Christian turned to me. "I'm sorry. I wanted this morning to just be us."
"You're the Alpha." I touched his face. "You have responsibilities. I get it."
"Still pisses me off." He caught my hand and pressed a kiss
