Chapter 102

• Charisma POV
• As I walked down the long row of carpet, bouquet in hand, I spared a thought for my father, knowing that he would have loved to see this moment, his daughter finally saying the words I do to her mate and now husband. I saw tears on Cody’s cheeks as he took me in, while I inhaled sharply, looking him over, noting how handsome he looked in his suit and how regal he appeared. It had taken a long time to come to this pivotal moment. Now that it was here, I almost couldn’t believe it.
• Alpha Leon was gone. Once we had him safely in the dungeon, we had tortured him until he confessed. The blood oath did not apply to him and once he was dead it would no longer kill those who had been forced to comply with it. Under his confessions we had arrested dozens of alphas who had helped with the breeding program. As for the poor women, we had managed to get the collars off of them and the men. The secret had been blood. Or more precisely Alpha Leon’s blood had been the key. We had drained him, over several days in order to free everybody. Those of different races were sent to their packs, the Alpha’s of the races all coming together to free their people. The trauma they had faced would never become undone, and I was filled with regret for everything they had faced and would continue to face.