Fated to the Alpha Who Killed Me (by Sherry) novel Chapter 148

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Daemon’s lips twitched, almost like he wanted to smile. “I believe you.”

He left, and I was left standing alone, my heart racing.

When I walked back into the apartment, both Lily and Sienna looked up expectantly. Before I could explain,

Sienna’s phone buzzed.

“It’s Lucian,” she said, her body going rigid. “He’s in Silver Ridge. He wants my address.”

“Don’t give it to him,” Lily said immediately.

But Sienna was already typing. “No. Let him come. I’m done hiding. If he wants to talk, we’ll talk. On my

terms.”

Sienna opened the takeout container, took one bite, and immediately ran to the bathroom. When she came

back out, she looked pale and miserable.

“I’m sorry. I made you drive all the way there for nothing.”

“It’s not your fault,” I said quickly. “We’ll figure something else out.”

But before we could discuss alternatives, a mechanical whirring sound came from the balcony. A black drone

hovered outside the sliding glass door, a white takeout bag dangling from it. It descended carefully onto the

balcony floor, and a recorded message played.

“Wildcat, check what I brought you.”

Sienna walked slowly to the balcony door and retrieved the bag. Inside were two containers of Cajun Gumbo

and Beignets, all from Bayou Bites.

“How did he know?” she whispered.

Her phone buzzed again. “Go to the balcony. Now.”

We all walked out onto the balcony and looked up at the night sky. At first, there was nothing. Then, one by

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one, drones began to appear, each carrying a single red rose beneath an LED light. They rose into the sky in

formation and began to arrange themselves into a pattern.

“Oh my God,” Lily breathed.

The drones formed a massive heart shape with a moon inside. Windows in surrounding buildings began to

light up as neighbors noticed the display. Then the formation shifted, spelling out in glowing letters:

MARRY ME.

Sienna’s hands flew to her mouth, tears spilling down her cheeks. “That dramatic bastard.”

She was already moving, practically running for the door. “He’s downstairs.”

Lily and I took off after her. We burst through the lobby doors and out into the small garden.

Lucian stood in the center of the grass, moonlight painting him in silver. He wore a three–piece navy suit

and held an enormous bouquet of red roses. He looked terrified, his usual confidence completely absent.

In the shadows, I caught glimpses of Daemon, Evan, and Felix. They’d all come to support him.

Sienna stopped about ten feet away, tears streaming down her face.

Lucian dropped to one knee. “Wildcat, will you accept me?”

The silence stretched. Sienna stood frozen, and I could see her shaking.

When Lucian spoke again, his voice was rougher, more vulnerable. “I know this isn’t perfect. I’m not familiar

with this pack, so I couldn’t arrange something bigger. But I promise, Sienna, if you agree to marry me,

when we get back to Frost territory, I’ll give you a ceremony that the entire pack will witness.”

He paused, swallowing hard. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry I made you face all of this alone. I was scared, and I was

stupid, and I let my fear control me when I should have been there for you from the beginning.”

The drones shifted again, their formation dissolving and reforming into a shower of lights that rained down

around them like digital fireflies.

Sienna finally lowered her hands from her mouth. She was crying in earnest now, but she was also smiling.

She walked forward slowly, closing the distance between them.

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“Who said I need a grand ceremony?” she said, her voice thick with tears and laughter. “This is enough.”

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Lucian stood, the roses tumbling from his hands to the grass. He looked directly into Sienna’s eyes, and his

voice dropped to something primal, something ancient.

“By blood and bond, I claim you as my mate. Will you accept me?”

Sienna’s breath hitched, fresh tears spilling down her cheeks. When she spoke, her voice was steady and

clear, carrying across the garden so that everyone present could hear her acceptance.

“I accept you as my mate, now and forever.”

Lucian’s eyes flashed gold, his wolf rising to the surface, and his hands came up to cup Sienna’s face with a

gentleness that belied the intensity in his gaze. She tilted her head back, exposing the curve of her neck,

and Lucian lowered his mouth to the junction where her neck met her shoulder.

His canines extended, and he bit down, not hard enough to cause real damage but firm enough to break the

skin, to leave a permanent mark that would identify her as his mate to every wolf who saw her. Sienna

gasped, her hands clutching at his shoulders.

When Lucian finally pulled back, blood stained his lips, and his mark stood out stark and fresh against

Sienna’s skin. She swayed slightly, overwhelmed by the sudden rush of sensation that came with a new

bond, and he caught her, holding her steady against his chest.

“Mine,” he breathed against her hair. “Forever mine.”

Sienna laughed, the sound watery but genuine. “You’re such a caveman.”

“Your caveman,” he corrected, and then he was kissing her, fierce and claiming, and Sienna kissed him back

with equal intensity.

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