Astra's POVNoah's sudden interruption had thrown the entire ceremony into chaos. The foyer was alive with whispers and gasps, the air thick with tension. I could hear their accusations and specilations already. What would they say if they found out that Noah was my mate.I couldn't believe my eyes as Noah stood there, only a few feet away. Hell, a part of me still thought this was a very bad dream.I glanced at Ramsey, who had moved closer to me. I could feel his anger radiating beside me, his hand gripping mine tightly as if to reassure me that he was there."Noah," I managed to say, my voice a mix of surprise and disbelief. My heart raced, and a whirlwind of emotions swirled within me. But as he walked forward, my surprise turned to anger, and my disbelief turned to frustration.As he stood before us, I felt my anger at him and this situation grow. "Stop this mating ceremony!" He yelled, and his words were met with a mixture of shock and confusion from the crowd. I watched as Lady

Noah's POVEven as I walked out of Alpha Ramsey's pack, I could feel my entire world crashing around me.I stumbled down the staircase I'd ascended with so much confidence before, feeling wave after wave of heartbreak flow through me. The pain of finally losing Astra sent my skin flushing with sweat and goosebumps.So this is pain, I thought. Was this how Astra had felt when I had rejected her? Had she endured this excessive thumping in her chest? This unbearable agony that seemed to tear at every fibre of her being? I felt like a fish out of water, like I'd been detached from my life source. Every organ, every muscle and every other part of me was pulled in her direction; it felt as though my body would never know rest until she was close to me.I stopped at the foot of the staircase, letting out gasps of agonizing breaths. I sat on the steps, every bit of shame leaving my body as I stared into the horizon. The horse carriage I'd come with was standing in the distance. From here I co

Astra's POVWhen I woke the morning after our wedding night, I found Ramsey still by my side. I turned my head, staring at his peaceful face as he slept on, oblivious to what was going on around him.I sighed as I watched him, his raven-black hair billowing around his head in curtains. His eyelashes were long and dark, forming shadows shaped like crescents under his eyes. The sun filtering from the window above our heads cast his face into bright lines, and a thin sheen of sweat was already forming on his forehead.I loved him so much. I was so scared of him that even the thought of something bad happening to him made me scared out of my wits.And I could not believe that we were finally married, irrespective of the big disruption from Noah."I love you, Ramsey." I whispered to him."Astra...." He breathed my name as he slept on.I raised my hand and caressed his cheek, remembering Noah and all that had happened the previous day. The sight of my former mate after almost a year of bein

Kylie's POVI took a deep, shaky breath, my chest still heaving with anger from the confrontation with Alpha Noah. I had endured so many hurtful words and painful actions from him, but this was the height of it!As I stormed out of his office, my hands clenched into fists. The bitterness in my heart had been growing steadily, and tonight, it was definitely boiling over. "It's all Astra's fault," I muttered through gritted teeth. That crafty bitch had stolen Noah's heart, pulled him away from me, even though she was miles away with another wolf pack. How she still managed to have a hold on my mate was surprising.They had been separated for almost a year now. Noah should have forgotten about her and moved on with his life. He had gotten married to me. For the Goddess' sake, I was carrying his child! And yet he'd turned a blind eye to my feelings, gone after Astra as though she was the only woman in his life.I needed to get rid of her, for good this time. I needed to get her out of th

Eleanor's POVI stood on the porch upstairs, my eyes fixed on the dense forest that surrounded the pack house. My heart was heavy with anger and disbelief. How could my son, Ramsey, have committed such an atrocious act while I was still alive? He had finally gone through with his wishes. He had finally married that girl and tainted our family line forever. The nerve!As if marrying that gypsy girl, Astra wasn't bad enough, he'd had to engage in a brawl with her former lover on his wedding day in front of hundreds of guests.I had watched the faces of the invited royal guests as Ramsey had fought with that alpha. They had been horrified—of course, they had to act horrified to look like they were on our side—but underneath the horror, I had seen amusement and jest, as clear as day on their faces.They were making fun of us in secret, I knew. They also wondered, like me, why Ramsey had ignored all the eligible women in his pack and gone for a mere commoner instead. A woman who was made