What’s more, she’d smiled, she’d danced, and she’d resisted pulling out her lollipops. Why? Because she cared about Marcus enough to do so. Still, Roni had dutifully repeated the words. It was all simply a way to celebrate a mating: “an excuse for a party,” her mother had called it. After all, the ceremonial words had no power. And when Trey had asked them to make their vows, she’d done it, even though she saw absolutely no sense in it. despite looking at her with that piercing gaze that told her she was getting fucked within an inch of her life as soon as they were alone. Just as he always did, her mate managed to put her at ease. Why? Because she cared about Marcus enough to brave it.Īs Trey had performed the ceremony, she’d kept her eyes on Marcus the entire time. The massive amount of attention made her heart race in the worst way, had made her want to turn back, but she hadn’t. He’d escorted her to the center of a huge circle of people-all the Mercury and Phoenix wolves bundled together, in addition to Marcus’s sisters, their mates, and children. So, primped and barefoot, she had advanced from her lodge through the forest on Nick’s arm, following Shaya’s fairy lights. Why? Because she cared about Marcus enough to make the effort. Shouldn’t she at least be allowed to feel a tiny bit comfortable? Apparently not. Nor did she get why Shaya, Taryn, and Jaime had insisted on applying makeup to her face, or why she couldn’t wear sneakers.

Nor did she get why she had to wear a dress. How could it possibly amount to a romantic gesture? Why buy a person something so that they could watch it wither and die? That was like giving someone a sick puppy.

For instance, she didn’t see the logic behind buying a girl flowers. Lovey-dovey stuff had always made her uncomfortable. She wasn’t the romantic type, never had been.

Dark instincts by suzanne wright