Lucas POV
“This is supposed to be one of the happiest moments of our lives, and we haven’t been able to tell anyone." Carter says, looking defeated. "We can’t tell Melissa’s parents because her Mom has already been on her case to reject whoever was her mate so she can go through with the deal that was made with Liam's parents. Even with Liam being stripped of his Beta standing, Melissa's mother still wants her to be with Liam. We thought that we would be ok with me being raised from Gamma to Beta, but no. Her mother still doesn't think I'm good enough because I don't have Beta born blood. We found that out when Melissa asked her mother a 'what if' question. She thinks that since Liam still hasn’t marked Sophie she can still push Melissa into the arrangement. Which I don’t understand eith
