"I'm ready," I said.
"Faith," he said, his voice cracking for a second. "If anything goes wrong... get the kids and run."
"Nothing is going to go wrong," I said. "We're together. We don't lose."
He looked like he wanted to kiss me, but he stopped himself. He turned back into the cold Alpha.
"Get back inside," he said loudly. "I'm done talking to you."
He walked back into the party. I followed him, feeling the eyes of the guests on me.
The next few hours were a nightmare. I had to stand there while people ignored me. I had to watch Annabella feed Astor grapes and laugh at his jokes. I had to watch Ovelia tell the elders that Annabella was the "future of the pack."
My skin was crawling. Every time Uncle Silas looked at me, I felt like a bug under a microscope. He wasn't looking at me
