The End Of An EraBook1-Chapter One

Aria POV

I was getting married, but my mate of eight years still didn’t know.

Lately, Nicho had been busy with his new secretary, Selena, a rogue wolf who recently joined his pack. They bonded immediately, their laughter echoing down the corridors of the packhouse. For her birthday, he even ordered a ten-layer moonflower cake, despite knowing my severe allergy to moonflower essence. At the party, they smeared cream all over each other, completely forgetting my presence.

When the scent of moonflower hit me, my throat closed up, and I shifted partially in a desperate bid to breathe. My wolf, Nyra, howled in distress as I collapsed, unconscious.

I woke up in the pack healer’s quarters, a bitter feeling blooming in my chest. That’s when I agreed to the arranged mating bond my family had proposed years ago.

Mom wasted no time. As soon as I got back to my quarters and swiped my keycard to enter, my phone buzzed relentlessly. Opening it, I saw dozens of wedding plans flooding the screen.

I scrolled through her messages, stopping at the last one: