* Valerie's POV *
I was sitting beside Carter uncle. I was feeling proud of Rie. Because she did not break down. She got to know Evan's true face yesterday, yet she is standing in front of everyone with confidence. She was indeed strong minded.
When she rejected that a_ss_ho_le I was feeling so happy. And when she told him that she would rather be mateless or she would take a chosen mate than staying with him, I was on ninth cloud. I was already thinking of proposing to her to be chosen mate. And for that I was even ready to merge our packs into one. While I was in my thoughts, I heard the crowd making so much noises. Evan had accepted her rejection. Finally inner peace for me.
Before I could my happiness fully, I smell some intoxicating scent. It was smelling like coffee and mint, wei
