SARAH
Father’s voice cut through the heavy silence that had descended the moment he called me in. “Sarah. This is Alpha Aenon, your chosen mate.”
The words hit me like a physical blow, leaving my chest hollow. My heart didn’t just sink; it plummeted to a depth I didn’t know existed.
*What?! Why?!* I signed desperately, my hands trembling. But Father didn’t even glance my way. He only waved me off, dismissing me as if I were some child complaining about a chore, turning his attention to the man sitting across from him.
That man—Alpha Aenon.
He looked to be in his early forties, with a face that seemed both smug and hollow, as though all the life had been drained from him and replaced with arrogance. His slicked-back hair shone unnaturally, and the ill-fitting suit he wore only amplif
