That answer seemed to do the trick because the next day he made arrangements. Tonight is the mating ceremony, the night the twins and I will officially be mated.
****
Standing in front of the mirror, I look at the black dress I’m wearing. My mother bought it for me, apparently Daisy designed it. I have yet to make contact with Daisy since that second time I saw her, but she wrote a little note and gave it to my mother to give to me. She told me that she didn’t have a phone anymore, but that she’d been thinking about me. She’s happy to hear that I’ve found my mate -or should I say mates- and that she prays they treat me well. There wasn’t anymore to the note, it was short and sweet. Kinda just like her.
The sheer black dress isn’t too revealing, but it is certainly beautiful. My hair is placed in a sleek bun, my makeup light and natural. A knock on the door has me calling out for whoever is there to come in. Nixon peaks his head in and smiles.
“You look beautiful, Angel.”
“Thanks, Nix. You look good too. That hair of yours needs a cut though,” I say, smiling and leaning up to smooth it down. It’s grown longer than I ever seen his hair; looking messy but still managing to look good.
Walking down the stairs towards the backyard, I’m greeted by many pack members who show their respect as I make my way to the twins and my parents. My parents are first to find me and they blabber on about how excited they are for me. I feel eyes watching from across the yard, my eyes look around to find Talon’s penetrating stare. I walk over to him and he grabs my hand, pulling me close to whisper in my ear.
“You look georgous, Babe. How about we ditch this party for a little party of our own in your bedroom?” He pulls away and winks, I can’t help but laugh even though his little joke has caused a stir of nerves within me. I don’t let him feel or see any of that though. I know we’re gonna have to talk about being intimate sometime soon. I don’t know if I’m supposed to “seal the deal” with the twins tonight after the ceremony, but if I’m honest, I don’t think I’m ready to sleep with either of them just yet. I think my experience with Tyler has created a lot of insecurities when it comes to being intimate again.
I lean in, kissing him gently on the lips. “Have you seen your brother?”
He leans down and kisses me again. “Right over there, babe.” I follow his line of sight and find Tyler watching both of us. Our eyes meet and I can’t help but shiver. All I see is love and possession. Talon lets go of me and I walk back through the dancing crowd to where Tyler stands on the other side; our eyes never looking away. He reaches out to me before I even get to him, pulling me close and holding my face in his hands.
“I can’t describe how beautiful you look tonight. There’s no word to describe you.” He runs his nose across my jaw, followed by his cheek as he nuzzles my neck and breathes me in.
“Don’t think I’ll ever get over how perfect you look in a tux,” I say softly.
“I’m not perfect, baby. Far from it, as you know”
“You’re pretty damn close to it though.” I smile and he lets out a small laugh.
“I love you,” he says.
“I know,” I say before I kiss him.
****
Just like the pack ceremony, the mating one involved biting and a whole lot of talk from a big book, in a language I didn’t understand. I’m not sure the twins knew either, but they gave nothing away.
The pack created a huge circle and my mother, father, the twins and I had to stand in the middle. My mother stood firmly at my fathers side, tears of happiness falling down her cheeks as my father read the scripture to us.
Talon stood behind me and Tyler stood facing me.
Instead of biting my wrist, the twins had to bite my neck. I stood between the two of them as they latched on and bit.
It felt as if I had been in their shoes. I got to see the way they see me, I got to feel what they feel for me. It only cemented my complete and utter love for them. In turn when I had to mark their necks, they too got inside my head and were able to see my every memory of them. I know that any doubt they may have had in their minds about my love and complete devotion to only them is no more.
They are my soul mates after all…
****
Later that night after the festivities died down, the twins came back to my room.
I guess they could feel my nerves because Talon pulled me into his arms
“You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do, babe,” he whispered, running his hand gently over the bite mark he left on my neck.
I look over to Tyler and see the sadness etched on his face. I call him closer and he sits next to his brother. I lean over and kiss the spot where I made my mark earlier. I know he’s blaming himself for me feeling this way right now.