(Noah POV)

My eyes haven't left the double doors since the ceremony was scheduled to begin.

'Where the hell are they?'

The murmurs around me grow louder. Pack members shift in their seats. I feel my father's gaze burning into the side of my head, but I don't look at him. Not yet.

Then the doors swing open.

Cole appears first, his face grim. Beta Thomas follows right behind him. Between them, they carry what looks like a body bag.

My breath ...