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Aspen’s POV “When is he coming?” I asked aloud, pacing in front of my window. “He has to be coming soon.” I missed Helio as though a piece of my heart had been torn from my body. I wanted to be back with him desperately. Trying to distract myself, I thought of the mating ceremony and wedding we’d be having tomorrow. I had to admit, what my sisters, mother, and I had come up with was beyond extravagant, but once the wheel had started rolling down the hill, there was no stopping it. Tomorrow, we’d be man and wife. It gave me such joy to know that. I almost wished we already were man and wife. Maybe we would have been if Titus hadn’t tampered with the Ball. Then again, Helio could always still reject me. My lips turned down in distaste at the idea, and I felt as though I’d stabbed myself