The murmurs of the guests had perked Stephen’s ears.
"What exactly is happening here?"
"Why is it that the pack's new Luna is fleeing her own marking ceremony?"
"I had a sneaking suspicion from the very beginning that something was off. What was the use in pretending if you didn’t plan on following through with the marriage?"
"It seems that Alpha Xavier had never intended to take a Luna."
Among the guests that had been invited were a number of notorious gossips. Once they noticed Kiara’s absence the news spread like wildfire. Others amidst the guests were those with plans to attack the Sirius Bright Pack in the near future, they wore satisfied grins now that Xavier’s bride had fled. If Xavier had gone through with the ceremony accepting her as his mate, the other packs would have lo
