I sat on the edge of our massive bed, scrolling through my phone with mounting disbelief. Every news outlet and social media platform was flooded with photographs from the Moon Bathing ritual. Not of the actual ceremony—thank goddess—but of Kaelen and me arriving and leaving, looking very much like the devoted couple we were pretending to be.
"Pack's Rising Star: Alpha Thorne's Human Luna Charms All at Sacred Ceremony"
"True Love Conquers All: How Shadow Crest's Unlikely Pair Defied Tradition"
"The Way He Looks At Her: 10 Photos That Prove Alpha Thorne Is Completely Smitten"
I tossed my phone aside with a groan. The headlines were getting more ridiculous by the day. Worse, they were making it harder to remember that this was all supposed to be temporary—an arrangement of convenience, nothing more.
"Something bothering you, little mate?" Kaelen's deep voice rumbled from the bathroom doorway.
