CHAPTER 18

ELERA POV

“This ceremony cannot continue.”

The familiar voice cut through the air. My entire body froze. No.

That voice… A voice I had spent countless nights loving. A voice that once made me feel safe. A voice that now only reminded me of betrayal and pain.

Slowly, I turned around. And there he was.

Aiden.

Standing at the entrance of the ceremony hall as if he still belonged here. As if he had not been the one who destroyed my heart in front of the entire pack.

His eyes were fixed on me.

But this time, I didn't see the man I had loved. I only saw...