CHAPTER 9*THEIR BETRAYAL*

~JADE~

My body moved on autopilot as I walked into the wide expanse of the council hall. The hall was mostly used for large gatherings in the pack, for pack ceremonies, parties organised by the Alpha family, and sometimes rented on a discount for pack members who needed it for personal ceremonies, like birthday parties, or sometimes parties held after a mating was completed. Only a few selected people celebrated their union, and Hunter and I were supposed to celebrate ours officially after his ascension ceremony.

I was informed that these were usual rites, despite the fact that we had already marked each other and were mated under common law. However, Hunter qualified as noble blood because, although not a royal, he was an Alpha heir.

It was customary that after his ascension as Alpha, he should have an official mating ceremony during which his fated luna or chosen luna would be blessed by a high elder or priestess presiding over the ceremony, and the luna would be welcomed into th