Chapter 89

Nathan’s POV

Something was wrong.

I felt it the moment Emily left my side during the ceremony. It was a sharp instinct, the kind of warning an Alpha never ignores.

I kept my eyes on her, watching her white hair in the crowd as she followed sister toward the hallway.

I started to go after her, but Ryan stepped right in front of me.

“Alpha Nathan.”

Asher, my wolf, bared his teeth in my mind. I looked at Ryan, my expression flat. “What.”

Ryan raised his hands, a move meant to look peaceful. “Relax. I’m not here to pick a fight.”

“It would be a short one,” I said.

His face stiffened. Good.

“I just wanted to say…” He glanced toward the hallway where Emily had disappeared. “I’m glad she got a second chance.”

Every muscle in my body locked. Asher snarled, a low, vibrating sound in my skull. “Liar.”

Ryan kept talking, his face a mask of fake sincerity. “She deserved better than what happened in our p