Lucian’s POV
The office was dimly lit, illuminated only by the faint light filtering through the curtains. The documents on the desk in front of me looked disorganized, even though I knew they weren’t. Invitations, guest lists, orders for the ceremony… everything perfectly in place, as always.
But my mind, on the other hand, was chaos.
I tried to focus on what was in front of me.
The wedding to Morgana.
A strategic union.
The stability of the pack.
The right thing to do.
But the name that shouldn’t have been there kept circling in my thoughts, like an echo I couldn’t ignore.
Elise.
I ran a hand over my face, letting out a heavy sigh.
Why couldn’t I get her out of my head?
It had been weeks since I’d last seen her, and yet something about her still unsettled me. She had changed.
