Elara’s POV
It was my tenth visit to Silverspy Pack’s most luxurious custom-dress shop.
For the first nine times, I came alone to try on one of the ceremonious custom dresses that my mate, and Alpha, had specifically customized for me. The shop assistants went from looking excited at first to hesitant to speak, and then to final sympathetic silence.
“Miss Elara, will the Alpha come today?” the seamstress asked cautiously, her eyes reluctant. I stared at myself in the large mirror, dressed in a red veil with my neck softly bare. I envisioned Lioren’s mark on it as wolves howl in joy, my fingertips gently gripping the hem of my skirt; the next second, I was back in my reality, stroking the pearls all over me.
“He will be here!” My voice was soft but firm. “It's our tenth anniversary today! He has no reason to miss being by my side today.” Right after my words echoed, the door got pushed open.
A beaming light flashed in my blue eyes, but the moment I turned around, my smile froze on my face.
My mate, Alpha Lioren Azazel had arrived. But behind him was his godsister, Lena Thorn.
Lena Thorn was the younger sister of Alpha Lioren’s best friend, Gideon Thorn.
Two years back, Gideon had died while saving Alpha Lioren from a rival’s ambush, and in the process, entrusted his younger sister to him, right before his last breath.
From then on, Alpha Lioren took Lena into the pack’s palace and had since treated her like his own younger sister. From then on, he became increasingly perfunctory and indifferent towards me, but doted on this adoptive sister as if she were the apple of his eyes.
“Lioren?” My heart sank inexplicably. “Why… did you bring Lena here?” I couldn't avoid asking.
Alpha Lioren walks up to me, his gaze not lingering on the red wedding dress for a moment, as he directly informs me, “Elara, our wedding date needs to be postponed to next month.”
The seamstress and her assistants instantly excused themselves.
I was taken aback. “Ahead of schedule? And why? The entire pack is bustling and anticipating this mating ceremony Lioren. We have also sent invitations across to other packs and every other necessity is set in place…but then…you say next month? How could we possibly make it in time?”
“Lena is pregnant!” Alpha Lioren’s voice was as calm as if he were talking about the weather. “Trust me, it won't be more than next month.”
For a moment, I thought I had misheard. “Lena is pregnant?”
I asked. I knew that Alpha Lioren doted on Lena. Sometimes he even doted on her so much that I, his fiancèe would feel so envious and jealous. But I couldn't understand what her pregnancy had to do with my already scheduled mating ceremony.
‘I mean, even the closest sister shouldn't let her pregnancy affect her brother’s mating ceremony right?’ I quietly questioned my IQ.
Alpha Lioren was silent for a moment, confusing me further. “Lena is carrying my child.” he dropped the bomb!
My brain buzzed!