The lingering heat of the previous night hadn't yet faded from the room.
But the space beside me was empty.
The silver-haired man was gone without a trace.
I clenched the letter in my hand, fury burning in my eyes.
"Blake, well done. You actually dared to run away."
I looked around the room and realized that he had erased every sign that he had ever been there.
It was as though he had never existed.
Voices buzzed outside the door. The elders had come for me early that morning.
"Alpha, there is an urgent matter we need to discuss with you."
Inside the council chamber sat the head elder and Damon's envoy.
The envoy wore a smug smile.
"Alpha Langford, our Alpha says that once you stamp the proposal today, the wedding can take place in three days."
I gave a cold laugh.
"I already
