The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 104

Chapter 104

Ella

The mark certainly looked real.

I turned my head to the side, pulling my hair away to get a better view in the mirror. Lilith had done an excellent job on the makeup. The two crescent-shaped marks on my neck, meant to mimic the impression of Alexander’s upper and lower fangs, looked like they’d been there for

years.

She’d even added a subtle texture to make them appear slightly raised, like real bite marks would be.

If I didn’t know better, I’d think I was looking at a genuine mating mark.

But the sight made a bitter and hollow feeling curl in my chest.

This was what I should have had five years ago. This was what should have happened on our wedding night, when Alexander took me back to our honeymoon suite and claimed me as his. He should have sunk his teeth into my neck as we made love for the first time, completing the bond that fate had started.

Instead, he had simply walked me to the door of the guest bedroom all the way on the

opposite end of the mansion, muttered a curt “goodnight,” and left me standing alone on my wedding night, confused and humiliated.

Five years later, and here I was with a fake mark, getting ready to fool the world. To pretend, once again, that my marriage wasn’t a complete sham.

I was supposed to be getting dressed for dinner. Alexander had arranged for us to eat at the most visible, public restaurant in town-a place where we were guaranteed to be seen and photographed.

It was the perfect venue to show off my “mark” and quell the rumors.

But I couldn’t stop staring at my reflection. At the mark that wasn’t real. At the symbol of everything I’d been denied.

Moon Goddess. Wolves spent their entire lives searching for their mates, praying to find that one person who was destined

here I was, mated to an Alpha who couldn’t even bring himself to complete

me? Why was I not good enough for

alley behind the bar. Not after I’d felt his hardness pressed against me. He was attracted to women.

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me, at least

act like the very thought of making love to me and marking me was the worst thing that

to him? That

a heavy sigh, I turned away from the mirror. I’d wallowed enough for

slipped into the dress I’d chosen for tonight; it was a deep burgundy number with a low neckline specifically designed to draw attention to my throat. The color made my pale skin look almost luminous, which made the

exactly what

touches on my makeup when a knock sounded at the

Are you ready?” Alexander’s voice called through the wood. “We need to

and giving myself one final look in

proper Luna with

devastatingly handsome, and for a moment, I allowed myself to imagine what it would be like if this were real. If we were a normal couple going out for a nice

flashed across his face,

said calmly.

agreed. “No one will be able to tell

I wanted to say, to ask. Why won’t you just mark me for real? Why do you hate me so much? What did I ever do to deserve

of it. Instead,

nodded, and we walked together to the

restaurant a little while later, I wasn’t surprised at all to see a crowd gathered outside. Alexander had made

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parked the car out front, and Alexander turned to

did I have? If Alexander’s campaign didn’t go well, he might not