56: Celebrate Our Day

Alexa “No, Alexa. I know you’ll forget me as soon as you get married. This is all just temporary.” Harlow shook his head. My eyelids dilated, and my breathing was ragged, with panic engulfing me. Both my hands cupped his cheeks. “No,” I said as I stroked his temples. “No, I won’t forget you. I love you,” I urgently repeated my feelings for him. “I don’t want to lose you.” “Alexa,” Harlow looked at me with the corners of his eyes dropping. He stroked my temple gently. “I don’t want to lose you either, but you can’t do this to Alpha Gabriel. You’re already bound by the blood pact.” “No, no, Harlow. Look, I promised him I’d marry him and become his Luna. But I didn’t promise I would love him,” I reassured him. “How could you do that to your husband? What would people say if they saw us together?” The back of his hand rubbed my cheek with sadness reflected in his frowned brows. “I know it’s wrong, but I can’t go on without you. Ever since you left me in the Southern Star, I’ve felt longing