Yara’s POV The sound of Raven's wedding drums filled the air. I pressed my hands over my ears, but it didn’t help. The wedding was happening. The words were being spoken. The bond was being sealed. Raven was becoming Jaxon’s wife. My betrothed and my sister. Tears slid down my cheeks as I curled up on the bed. I had imagined this moment so differently. I was supposed to be the one standing beside him. I was supposed to be the one dressed in white, looking into his eyes as he called me his forever mate. But she had taken everything. The door opened behind me, but I didn’t move to check who it was. “Enough crying,” my father’s voice rang out. “Get up.” I wiped my face and slowly turned to him. My father stood in the doorway, arms folded, his eyes filled with impatience. “You need to

