CHAPTER 18 AURORA“We’re going dress shopping! I have been waiting for this day forever!” Charolette squealed, curling her arm around mine as we walked through town. Sun rays beamed down upon us, a nice break from the thick fog Sanguine Wilds had been experiencing. “I have always dreamed of being Ares’s mate’s best friend and helping her pick out her dress, and—oh, I didn’t tell you, but I invited a few people along!” It was Tuesday morning, ten a.m. sharp. While I wanted to be excited to pick out my dress, all I could think about was my conversation with Dad the other night and the terror in his eyes, warning me to stay away from Syncome Mountains. She pulled me into Lucy’s Boutique, the only dress shop in town. Elijah, Adrian, Ruffles, and Pringle sat on the royal-blue couch near the e

