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"Ididn't know that,"Mr. Luna said, lookingbemused.

"Perrywasthe only omega he was ever with. You must've had a great effect on Arthur for him to never want to be with anotheromega."

Ifelt myself blushing. "Um, well..."

Arthur groaned. "Mom..."

Vander started laughing,and Alexis looked around the table, curious to know what joke she didn't get. Jupiter quietly munched on some cereal, in her ownworld.

"Youareright,"Mr. Luna said, his expression serious. "A marriage bond is sacred. As unfortunate as the situation may be, the promise made between your families isn't something that can bebroken."

"There must be some way, Dad,"Arthursaid.

He shook his head."Unless it's a mutual agreement, I don't know of any way. The alpha must approve of thedecision."

"That's ridiculous,"Vander said. "That'sbackwards."

"Being highborn often is,"Mr. Lunasaid.

Ihad expectedthis to be the case, so I hadn't gotten my hopes up, but I could see Arthur had. He looked at me, a furious determination burning in his eyes. All I could do was take his hand in mine, and try to transfer some of the peace I felt to him through my touch.At least I found youagain.