Caroline’s POV
Today was yet another day—for everybody but me.
My mate, the Beta, was getting married today. Yet he was still somehow mated to me and had refused to let me reject him.
My heart was filled with so much sadness that I could barely function. The worst part was that I was expected to serve and welcome guests with a smile on my face, while the man I loved married another right in front of me.
Life was truly unfair to the weak and the poor.
I wished Elena were here—the one person I could unburden myself to without fear of judgment. But I hoped she was well. That girl had been through far too much.
I stared at myself in the mirror, silently begging the Goddess for the strength to get through the day without falling apart.
The ceremony began earlier than planned, with maids
