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CHAPTER 310
~Valerie's POV~
Kai's jaw clenched, his eyes flickering briefly toward Xade, then to Dristan and Axel. None of them spoke.
But the storm in the ballroom had officially begun.
"She's going to be betrothed to Kai." Kai replayed his father's words over and over in his head.
Kai's entire body stiffened, his eyes narrowing in disbelief. "Betrothed?" he echoed, finally coming out of his despair and staring at his father like he'd grown a second head. "You arranged a marriage without even telling me?"
Alpha Draven didn't blink. "It is tradition."
"Tradition?" Kai snapped. "What about Valerie…"
"Valerie is not the daughter of an Alpha," Alpha Draven cut in smoothly, glancing at the others. "And this is for the good of the packs."
Serena only smiled at him, brushing her sleek strawberry-blonde hair back as though this moment had been rehearsed a thousand times in front of her mirror.
"It's an honour, really. You're even more handsome up close."