She didn't want to wish Basil and Delia well at all. A twinge of envy went through her.
Delia and Basil's wedding had been extravagant, filled with congratulations and merriment.
Everyone seemed happy to see them together.
Laura's, by comparison, felt like little more than a formality. There had been no one to applaud, no happiness to be had. Even her joy at the time seemed to have fizzled out so quickly in the atmosphere.
She looked back at it and it only made her angry.
Basil had found his mate, and they would live happily ever after. But what about her? Her mate was a man who is even nobler, more royal, and more unattainable than Basil. King Adolph, the Vampire Destroyer, the Invincible, the Goddess-Blessed King was a man who stood above all others.
There would be no freedom to be at his side. She would always be struggling to perform at the level that was expected of her.
