Chapter 65. Reveal

Valerie

The room fell still, the air thick with tension. Alistair's eyes narrowed.

“Valerie?” he prompted, his voice low and menacing. I glared at him.

Did he expect me to fake any loving vows?

I said nothing, my lips sealed shut. The silence stretched out, and I could feel the weight of everyone's gaze upon me.

Alistair's face darkened, but I wouldn't back down. Shortly after, he swiftly turned towards the Pack Priest who was startled.

“Continue,” Alistair ordered. The older man shakily continued.

“If there is any objection speak now or forever hold your peace—”

“I reject this ceremony!”

My voice, hoarse and unused for the past three days, rang out loud in the hall for the first time.

The entire place stilled with shock as I focused on him. The panic in his eyes was clear.

“Val-” his words were blissfully cut off by my slap. The sound rang across the large hall.

The pain in my palm was worth it. As he