I was checked out for most of the wedding. The vows? They meant nothing to me. I had heard him, before, vow to love and protect me and yet…. yet, he had killed me. He had killed our pup. So, those words were unromantic, unbelievable. I had seen men renege on them. My father had reneged on his vows to my mother. Kai had done so, too. All day long, I kept a blank face. Angry, betrayed, unhappy. I knew the pack was watching me, confused. I could hear the Elders whispering. But at least, I had ...