" You were once sent north by your adoptive father to marry an Alpha, and then your pack suffered a massacre." Adam said slowly, " I'm sure Dolly told you about what happened to your pack. Now the royal house of the North has declared that your husband was killed in battle, so that you are now practically a widow. But never mind, soon papa will have your marriage annulled. At that time you will return to being single."
It turned out that her husband had been killed in the war. Emily's eyes fell, and a complex emotion surged suddenly through her. She was unable to explain what it felt like; It was neither heartache nor sorrow. It was that faint, unaccountable sadness.
" Don't think about what happened before." Adam said, " You've been through so much suffering before, it's time to start a new life."
