I married Ashvin the next day. It was something I had never imagined happening in my life. Everything felt surreal as we stepped out of the grand celebration his pack had thrown for us. I kept pinching myself, expecting to wake up from this strange dream, but the sharp sting in my arm was a cruel reminder, that this was no dream. This was my reality now. I struggled to breathe, to swallow the lump in my throat, but it only seemed to grow heavier with every passing second. Sitting beside Ashvin in the car on our way to his home, my nerves were all over the place. I had no idea what I was doing. No idea what my future holds. All I knew was that this marriage was the best chance to save my people. Ashvin was someone I could trust, or at least, I hoped I could. His pack had promised to he

