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“Did they allow you to fit in your dress?”
“They did until they started moving.”
His face falls. “They moved? But this is your first month…”
He turns back at Captain Lasta, who gives him a knowing smirk. I guess I’ll have to prepare myself mentally and physically now. Something tells me eight is the magic number around here.
When Selliss turns to me, I notice he’s misty-eyed. But he’s stopping the tears from falling.
I giggle. “What do you think?”
He clasps my hands. “I think that I’ve never been this happy in my life. Thank you for carrying my eggs, my beloved Maya.”
He leans down to kiss me, when a large hand sticks between our faces.
“Did you both forget where you are?” Captain Lasta scolds us.
Krista comes up and locks her arm with his. “We were like that in our ceremony, Lasta,” she muses.
The latter grunts. “Well, we were about to kiss anyway. You two, you’re keeping the guests waiting.”
We look to our side, noticing naga holding the flowers they have to place on the altar in honor of the gods. Selliss gestures for them to follow through with the tradition. In silence, they all place their flowers on the altar.
Finally, after the last one, Selliss and I walk towards the shaman. He squeezes my hand the closer we get. Time goes slowly and everything around us seems like just a blur. All my focus is entirely on Selliss, and his on me.
No words are needed for us to express our undying love for each other. I can feel his affection shielding around me and our babies. There’s no doubt in my mind or heart that I can trust him with my life.
The words I waited to hear are finally spoken into reality.
“In the name of the Light, you may now kiss your mate,” the shaman orders.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Selliss grabs my face and kisses me with such neediness and passion. I hold onto his arms, melting in his embrace. The guests laugh and leer as Selliss dips me to deepen the kiss.
I have to tap his arm to stop him from continuing for the sake of everyone else. He grunts and breaks away from me.
“In the name of the Light, I bless this beautiful couple!” the shaman shouts.
The cheers get louder and the applause longer. Selliss picks me up and twirls me around.
“I’ll love you for eternity, my beautiful mate,” he promises as he sees me down.
“I’ll love you even more,” I say.
He looks at me incredulously. “I don’t think so. I was willing to have my head cut off for you,” he snarks playfully.
I raise an eyebrow. “And who’s the one carrying your eggs?”
“You’re even bold at this time, aren’t you?” He leans down to my ear to whisper. “I’ll have to do something about that new attitude of yours.”
I whisper back to him. “You can do that on your honeymoon, master.”
He stares at me for a second, when I feel him gripping my waist.
“You’re playing with fire here, beloved.”
“Well, I guess I’ll have to wait and see if I get burned,” I retort flirtatiously.
After chuckling he lifts me off my feet to carry me where the rest of the celebration takes place. A large bonfire sits in the middle with tables lined around it.
