*Saoirse*
"Wh-what?" I stuttered out.
My rollercoaster of emotions had left me stunned, unable to process his words.
"You will be bound in marriage to Conall at first light, and then you will return to Blackstone with him," Alpha Strider announced. "We could use their help now more than ever."
Darkness seemed to be descending onto me from all sides, and my throat was closing off. I was going to be bound to Conall, the man who believed women were less, forever.
The world was closing in.
"Saoirse, go to your room and prepare," Alpha Strider's voice broke through the void.
I didn't know if it was his voice alone or him telling me to go to my room, but my spark seemed to bloom back inside my chest. The darkness was still pressing in, but now I had a glow, so I was at least able to ident
