#Chapter 187: Rejection

Ella’s POV The afternoon light filtered through the sunroom windows as Anya and I sat surrounded by piles upon piles of cardstock, gold ribbon, and calligraphy supplies. We’d begun work on the invitations; Anya had wanted to make them herself, both to save money and give them a personal touch. The wedding was set to happen in just one month. One. Month. Seeing the date laid out perfectly felt like swallowing a ticking time bomb. Alexander was going to marry Anya in just four weeks, thirty days, and there was nothing I could do about it. It didn’t help any that the moon was nearly full, too. My wolf was especially frantic, whining for me to tell Alexander the truth before it was too late. Before our mate got married to another woman and I would have to leave. But what choice did I have? I was no closer to finding those artifacts Julie had mentioned. The archives had been a dead end, just like every other lead I’d followed. Liam was getting sicker by t