Chapter 65 Young Prince Albert and Omega Anneliese

22 years ago before Selena’s mother’s Anneliese wedding.

Anneliese was sitting quietly beneath an old oak, her fingers absentmindedly picking at the tufts of grass around her. The world was awash in hues of twilight, yet her heart was a storm of its own. She wrapped her arms around her knees, pulling them close as though holding herself together against some invisible force.

Her hair, tousled and wavy, framed her face in delicate, loose curls that brushed her cheeks, half-hiding the fear in her eyes. She cast a glance down the path where she expected him to come from, her lover—her mate. The bond they shared was supposed to be an unbreakable promise of protection and devotion, yet today she wasn’t certain if he’d show. If he dared.

For weeks now, she’d sensed the weight of something ominous looming over them, the silent judgments and whispers from others in the pack who looked upon her, an omega, with disdain. Anneliese was used to their glances, but this time it felt different. Th