I yawned and stretched as I woke up and saw Derick snoring loudly with his face pressed into his pillow. ''Mates going to suffocate.'' Clara panicked, but I just laughed and sat up, brushing my long hair back and yawning again. ''He'll be okay,'' I told her, as I went into the bathroom, smiling to myself as I remembered him trying to seduce me last night before passing out. When I came out of the shower, a cloud of steam trailing behind me, Merin was already there, quietly organizing an array of brushes, palettes, and elixirs on the makeup table, making me nervous. "Good morning, Luna," She linked me, "I wasn't sure if I should come in after I saw the Alpha was still asleep, but the wedding is after lunch, and we should start getting you ready." I frowned, glancing at the clock on the

