Silent Farewell

In the past, with Silas’s protection, no one dared to approach me. But now that he was gone, it was my responsibility to protect myself. At Harper’s words, my heart warmed, and tears welled up in my eyes. I was afraid Harper would be even more worried if she saw my tears, so I quickly replied with an “okay” and pushed her to continue the ceremony. After exchanging rings and popping champagne at the reception, the mating ceremony was coming to an end. The rest of the mating ritual would be done tonight, under the full moon, with just Damian and Harper and their wolves. I was relieved the day could end happily for Harper and Damjan, watching as they mingled with all their guests, smiles of mated bliss on their faces. Their faces had to hurt by now from smiling so big for so long. Everything had gone off without a hitch-other than the earlier mishap. The next thing I needed to do was to deal with Roman… I followed the car with Damian and Harper in it, sent them off to their new house, an