Beta Ash's POV
The hall was still heavy with the scent of flowers and polished wood when I shifted my weight from one foot to the other, trying not to draw too much attention to myself. The wedding had been a spectacle — one of those events people would talk about for seasons, maybe even years. Baron had really gone all out. No expense spared, no detail left to chance. You could see it in the cut of the tablecloths, the gleam of the goblets, the way every ribbon matched the house colors exactly. Even the guards had their armor polished so bright it could’ve blinded someone if they stood in the wrong spot.
And then there was Atlas.
The Delta had been standing at my side for most of the ceremony, and for most of that time, he’d been smirking like he knew a joke no one else did. I’d learne
