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My bonding ceremony with Alpha Logan was plagued by one disaster after another.
His mother fell into a coma, and his childhood sweetheart died in a car crash.
Logan blamed it all on me, the harbinger of misfortune.
He forced me to kneel before the pack's altar to atone.
For a full one thousand days.
My body finally gave out. Waking up in the hospital, I saw him and his childhood sweetheart, emerging from the maternity unit.
Logan and his mother hovered around her, their faces glowing with joy. "Once you give birth to our pack's heir, I'll make you my Luna."
"Willa will have been atoning for a thousand days by then. Once we have the pup, we can finally let her go."
A bitter smile formed on my lips as I clutched the terminal diagnosis in my hand.
"Logan, I won't live to see that day."

A Thousand Dawns Of Penance

Logan lunged forward, his hand wrapping viciously around Katie's throat. Katie just let out a cold laugh.


"Even if you kill me, it won't bring Willa back."


Logan released his grip, his gaze turning icy as he stared at Katie.


"Don't worry, I'm not going to let you die."


"Willa spent three years kneeling at the altar, praying for you. Now, it's your turn."


"Guards! Take her to the family chapel and make her pray for Willa, day and night!"


He glared at Katie, his voice laced with venom. "You had better pray that Willa comes through this unharmed. Otherwise, I will make you long for death and deny you even that mercy!"


When I woke up again, I saw Logan by my bedside, looking haggard and exhausted.


When he saw I was awake, a look of relief lit up his eyes.


"Willa! You're awake! How are you feeling?"


I didn't look at him. My gaze was fixed emptily on the ceiling as I spoke, my voice calm.


Chapter 7