Chapter 36 The Meeting

• Just two days away from leaving the Blood Moon Pack, Ellie felt the world closing in on her. Anxiety was a permanent shadow, her thoughts a relentless whirlwind. The trip changed everything. It meant one thing: the wedding was approaching. And with it, the point of no return.
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• She had tried to pretend. In her own way, she acted like a loving fiancée: she laughed softly at Daelan’s jokes, gently brushed his arm with feigned affection, walked beside him as if she truly wanted him. But inside… inside she wanted to smash a rock against his head. Sometimes, her act was so convincing even she surprised herself. And other times, she wanted to scream, rip off the mask, and run away.