4 Chapter 4
The day before the bonding ceremony, Ethan couldn’t hold it in any longer. He called me.
“Sarah, the ceremony schedule… you’ve confirmed everything, right?”
I hummed a soft “yes” as I packed my bags for Alaska.
“Mhm, I’ve looked over everything.”
Ethan sounded relieved.
“Good… that’s good…”
“I’ll pick you up tomorrow.”
The next day, I put on my ceremonial dress. It wasn’t the one Ethan had picked out.
1 heard a car pull up outside, and my phone rang.
Ethan’s voice was rushed.
“Sarah. Kira isn’t feeling well. I’m taking her to the medical center now, so I can’t pick you up.”
“Just go to the ceremony site yourself. It’s just a formality anyway. I’ll head straight there later.”
I replied calmly.
“Okay”
Ethan paused, as if sensing something was off in my tone.
“You’re… not mad, are you?”
“No. You go do what you need to do,”
The call ended. Ethan let out a sigh of relief and turned to Kira in the passenger seat.
“Does it hurt? Just hang in there, we’re almost at the medical center.”
Kira’s eyes were filled with tears.
“I’m so sorry. This is all my fault, making you late to pick up Sarah…”
Ethan squeezed her hand reassuringly.
“Don’t say that. You’re hurt. How could I not take care of you?”
But a sense of unease settled in his heart. My attitude had been far too calm.
Maybe Sarah has finally come to her senses. She knows she has a place in my heart.
After the ceremony, once she has my mark, I’ll teach her her place.
At the ceremony site in Crescent Bay, California, Ethan’s pack had arrived, but not a single member of the bride’s pack was there.
Ethan arrived with Kira, and his heart sank when he saw the scene.
No way… Don’t tell me Sarah didn’t see that the location was changed….
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He couldn’t bear to imagine it.
He tried calling me, but no one answered. He kept checking his watch, his face growing darker by the minute.
Finally, my phone connected.
Ethan yelled, his voice frayed with anxiety.
“Sarah Carter, where are you? Everyone is waiting!”
I looked at the snowflakes drifting outside the window.
“I’ve been here for a while.”
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