“Don’t worry, I’m not a child anymore. I won’t just run home every time something goes wrong. Besides, I’m sure I’ll find happiness in this marriage. I trust your judgment.”
Seeing that I had no objections to the arranged marriage, Mom and Dad visibly relaxed.
“Actually, we’ve long suspected that Carl had ulterior motives in being with you,” Dad said.
“Although the werewolves of the Moonstone Pack claim to be descendants of the Wolf King with noble bloodlines, most of them have become complacent. They’ve grown content to sit on the glory of their ancestors and let it waste away. That’s one of the reasons we left the pack.”
After a short pause, his voice turned cold as he continued, “What’s worse is that the elders made the ridiculous rule that the man with the most wealth could become the alpha, We knew from the beginning that Carl is only with you to get our family’s wealth.”
Mom chimed in, “Yes. We were worried he might try to harm you once we pulled our investments. But now that you’re home, that’s a relief. Has everything been dealt with? If there’s anything else, let your Aunt Selma handle it. You’re about to get married, so you shouldn’t be running around.”
“Everything’s taken care of. Aunt Selma asked me to send her regards and said she’d come over tonight after finishing her work to attend my wedding,” I replied calmly
Mom and Dad seemed satisfied and immediately signaled for me to get in the car.
Just as I was about to get in, my phone unexpectedly rang
I glanced at the caller ID. Though it was an unknown number, somehow, it felt familiar.
When I answered the call, Carl’s angry voice instantly came through.
“Blaire, you haven’t become my luna yet! How dare you block my number! And where have you gone? Where are you now? You left a scar on Ivy with that knife and didn’t even apologize to her.
“Also, everyone came to the party we set up for you, but you didn’t show up! I’m giving you one hour to come to the hospital and apologize to Ivy. Otherwise, I’m seriously going to be angry!”
I was about to speak when I heard Ivy’s soft voice on the other end.
“I’m fine. It’s just a minor injury. Don’t blame Blaire, she didn’t mean to. Maybe she didn’t like the setup. I saw her staring at the decorations at my party and thought she would like it. It was my mistake…”
The call was abruptly cut off, no doubt because Carl was busy comforting Ivy.
At that moment, my wolf howled in anger, and no matter how much I tried to soothe it,
