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“She told me that she wouldn’t tell me a thing, upon your request!” I giggle.
“Good girl, that’s exactly what I hoped you would say. I want this to be a complete surprise to you. Not only that, but I didn’t want this to add any extra stress for you. You need to relax as much as possible.”
“Hey, Lasta?”
“Yes, my love?”
“I love you so much.”
Lasta gets out of his seat and walks around the table, kneeling by my chair.
“I love you, Krista, so much. You are everything I’ve always wanted in my life. I didn’t even know this level of happiness existed before you. I will forever thank Vatia for creating such a beautiful soul as yourself. And for blessing us with eight healthy eggs.”
As soon as our lips touch, I know that dinner is over. He lifts me out of my chair and carries me to the bedroom, setting me down on the bed as carefully as possible.
“I should make you drink zhisk more often!” I giggle as he starts rubbing my feet, slowly working his way up my legs.
“I don’t know about that, but you can get a massage any time you want. All you have to do is ask.”
He tickles a spot on my foot, sending me into a fit of laughter, which ends in me glaring at him. He knows how much I hate it when he does that.
As we spend a relaxing night together, I can’t help but feel incredibly grateful. This is exactly the life I always wanted, and I can’t believe I get to spend it with Lasta. I truly couldn’t ask for anything better.
29
LASTA
It’s less than an hour until the ceremony officially starts, and I haven’t seen Krista all day. I opted to go the most traditional route with our mating ceremony, and so she has been with Lorelai and Rory all day, who are making sure that she does not come into contact with any man, just like the tradition says.
I’m usually not such a stickler for tradition. To be honest, I’ve never really paid much attention to most of the mating ceremonies I’ve been to. In fact, at Slyth and Lorelai’s mating ceremony, I just got super drunk off zhisk. I barely remember that night.
But for some reason, I felt like it was important to do this for Krista. I felt like she needed this, and so everything is going to be completely by the book.
“Nervous?” Slyth’s voice sounds from behind me. I turn to see him and the Prince smirking at me from the doorway of my dressing room.
“Of course not, what is there to be nervous about?”
“Maybe that your mate might decide to run off at the last minute?” Slyth jokes.
“That’s not funny. And Krista would never do that.”
“Relax, I was just joking, my friend. I’m only sharing what was going through my own head during my ceremony.”
“You thought Lorelai was going to run off?” I ask.
“It definitely crossed my mind, but I knew in my heart that she would show up. It was just a very nerve-racking day. I wasn’t in my right mind for half of it.”
“I remember,” Zalith jokes.
“Shut up, like you were any better.”
“I had my mating ceremony on a battlefield, so I’m not sure I count.”
“True.”
“Fuck, you guys are making me even more nervous,” I complain.
“I thought you weren’t even nervous,” Zalith laughs.
