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"These are my fathers, Prince Visconti and his mate, Albert."
I nodded respectfully to both men. "Prince Visconti and I are well acquainted, although I have not had the pleasure of meeting his consort."
I turned to the man standing at my side. "This is my true mate, René Castellano."
"Oh, yes, the son of Alpha Armando Castellano and his mate, Antoinette," the grand prince said, "Although I believe she is one of ours."
"That would be me," René replied.
The men all greeted each other before the grand prince gave me a smile I couldn't interpret.
"I brought a couple of friends with me," he said. "I hope you don't mind."
"No, of course not. The more the merrier."
The small crowd of people parted and if I thought I had been surprised before, I was shocked now.
Holy crap!
I bowed low when the two impressive men neared me. "KingNicolae. King Constantine. Thank you so much for attending my mating celebration."
King Constantine raised an eyebrow at me. "I believe we have more than one mating to celebrate here today."
I stared for a moment as my brain blanked out.
"The Castellano matings?"
"Yes, yes." I turned to my mate. "René, go get your parents and their mates. I'd like to introduce them to everyone."
René's eyes were as wide as saucers as he nodded and then hurried off.
I gestured to a passing waiter. "Can I get you gentlemen some champagne?"
Each man took a glass of champagne from the tray the waiter was holding and then we moved off to one side of the room to make room for more arriving guests.
We made small talk for a few minutes until René came back with his parents, Pierre, and Isabella. I could see the fear on Isabella and Pierre's faces. Only Armando and Antoinette seemed to be holding their composure.
I smiled to reassure them and then introduced them.
"Lady Castellano." KingNicolaetook her hand and brushed her knuckles with his lips. "It's a pleasure to meet you." His smile was huge as he glanced at Isabella. "And is this your lovely mate?"
"Uh...yes," Antoinette said. "This is my true mate, Isabella Rinaldi."
"Rinaldi." The king's brow flickered. "I received a message from the Rinaldi clan recently." His frown deepened. "What was that about?"
Isabella gasped.
"Oh, I know. They wanted to inform me that they had found you a mate."
I started to argue until I saw the king take Isabella's hand and place it in Antoinette's. "I am so glad to hear that, and that I got to be here to witness the happy occasion."
"Um, sir," Isabella whispered. "I don't think my parents intend for me to mate Antoinette."
"Nonsense. Anyone looking at the two of you can see that you are true mates. The bond between you practically glows." He turned to a man standing behind him. "Yuval, send a message to the Rinaldi clan letting them know that I have officially approved the mating of true mates Isabella Rinaldi and Antoinette Castellano, and have it recorded in our official records."
"Of course, sir." The man gave a slight bow before whipping a tablet out of his tux and tapping away on it. "Shall I send the same message to the Etra Clan as well, sir?"
"Yes, that would be a novel idea." He smiled at Isabella and Antoinette again. "I do hope you two lovely ladies will save me a dance later."
