Upstairs, Kael produced a backup moonsilk gown for me,he'd thought of everything,and I changed into it.
The Bonding Ceremony began.
Kael was the Alpha of the Shadowfang Rogue Pack out of the North. He was also a boy I'd known since childhood.
He'd been in love with me for years. I was the one too blind to see it,too taken in by Ryan's pretty performance.
A week ago, Kael had come to me. He'd asked me,gently, without pressure,if I wanted to climb out of the swamp my life had become and stand at his side as his Luna.
He still belonged to me. His wolf still recognized only me.
I said yes.
And so we'd built this ceremony, in the space of seven days.
Now, at the altar, Kael and I stood face to face. The rest of the room dropped away. There was only him.
Down in the world below us, a st
