ILYANA’S POVFor a minute, it felt like the world had stopped, leaving just Kael and I in it.“What?” I asked, wide-eyed and shocked.He didn’t falter, “Marry me. Be my wife.” he repeated.My mind was at a loss for words, spinning with nothing. How? Why? I frowned, not understanding, unable to comprehend.“I know it might come as a shock to you, and I don’t know when all of it started happening. But I can’t afford to lose you, not now or ever. I want to marry you and call you my wife, and invite every alpha to see that you now belong to me and I belong to you. Something has shifted, Ilyana. And I want it with you.”“Stay with me. Not just as my mate or as a breeder.” he said, and tears formed in my eyes from the warmth in his voice, “Not just as my Luna for the pack, but as my wife. Mine alone.”A happy sob tore out of me and I threw myself into his arms immediately. His words were beautiful, always too dreamlike, making it feel like they were not meant for me.“Yes,” I said, “Yes, I’
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