Grace POV

The full moon rises, casting silver light across the ceremony grounds.

It's time.

My heart pounds. Excitement mixed with nerves mixed with pure joy.

The ceremony is small. Intimate. Just the people who matter.

Ethan and I at the center. Niel beside Ethan. Alice beside me, beaming. Elder Laf as witness. A handful of allied Alphas with their Lunas.

And Ethan's mother.

I'm meeting her for the first time. Ethan explained she's ...