While Dawn and Daryn knew this was coming, Gayle narrowed his eyes. "Caleb, Pia is going to get banished from the clan. Unmarking her would mean that she would be completely disowned by all. Even her family members won't be able to accept. Besides for unmarking, we need rings of both the groom and his bride, which will be given to the Shaman and he will burn them in the fires of Goddess Skadi's temple. That's the only way that werewolf couples who aren't the mates, can be unmarked."
"I know…" Caleb replied.
"Pia isn't here. How do you think this thing is going to work out?" asked Gayle. For some reason Pia had decided to stay away from the meeting. And Gayle now understood why. "Did you— does she— does she know that you wanted to unmark her?" By being absent from the meeting, she would lengthen the life of her marriage.
