“And you know how?”
“No, but Prince Zacarius does, and he’s agreed to perform the ritual if that’s what you want.”
Danny eyes were growing larger by the second. “I don’t want our bond broken, Dominic.”
“There’s one more thing, Danny.”
Danny rolled his eyes. “What?”
“Part of the ritual requires us to have sex.”
Danny tilted his head as his eyes narrowed. “I’m not seeing the problem here.”
“While the prince performs the ritual.”
Danny’s eyebrows shot up. “We have to have sex in front of the prince of another coven?”
Dominic nodded. “And Devlin, the prince’s consort, and Sully.
We have to have two witnesses.”
“Seriously?”
Dominic nodded again.
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Danny chewed on his lower lip for a moment then slowly pushed himself up into a sitting position. “But it’s only this one time, right?
We don’t have to continue having sex with an audience, do we?”
“No, chéri, it’s only that one time.”
Danny sighed deeply. “Okay, then how do we do this?”
Dominic couldn’t have prevented the smile that crossed his lips for all of the gold in the world. “Wait right here,” Dominic said as he lifted Danny off of his lap and set him down on the bed next to him.
“I’ll go get the prince.”
Dominic was nervous as hell as he walked out of the bedroom but also excited. Not only had Danny agreed to be his mate, he had barely argued about the witnesses that would be needed or the ancient ritual that they had to perform. Dominic wasn’t too keen on other people getting a look at Danny naked, but at this point he’d take what he could get.
Mating meant he got to keep Danny forever. It also meant that Danny would no longer be sick, which was one of Dominic’s first priorities. If he ever discovered who tried to kill Danny, he’d rip their throat out, slowly.
Dominic paused outside the prince’s study and drew in a deep breath. Not only could the bond between him and Danny be severed if they performed this ancient ritual, but Prince Zacarius could be in serious trouble as well. Dominic was about to ask the man to put his very life in jeopardy.
Raising his hand, Dominic knocked on the door.
“Come.”
Dominic opened the door and walked in, not surprised in the least to find Devlin hovering over his mate. It seemed that Devlin went just about everywhere that the prince went. The werewolf was very protective of his mate.
“I’ve spoken with Danny, and if you’re still agreeable—”
“I am.”
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Dominic tensed when he heard a slight growl from behind the prince. Apparently not everyone was thrilled about this. Dominic’s eyebrows shot up in surprise when Prince Zacarius smacked his mate on the chest and glared at him.
“Darling, you know I would never do anything to jeopardize what we have, but in all honesty, I am probably one of the few people alive that actually knows how to perform one of these rituals. Dominic and his little mate have a right to experience what we have.”
“I don’t have to like it,” Devlin growled.
“No, you don’t, but I ask that you support me while I do it.”
Dominic didn’t think he could be any more surprised. He learned he was wrong when he watched the large werewolf shifter turn to putty in the prince’s hand. Devlin practically purred when Prince Zacarius rubbed his chest then leaned up to kiss him.
The prince smiled at Devlin then turned to Dominic. “Why don’t you go back upstairs with Danny and get him ready for the ceremony while I gather the things we will need.” The prince winked. “You’ll find what you need in the bathroom cupboard.”
Dominic was confused until he pulled a brand new bottle of lube out of the bathroom cupboard several minutes later, and then he burst into laughter. Apparently, the prince thought of everything for his guests.
“What are you laughing at?” Danny called out from the other room.
Dominic walked out of the bathroom and held the bottle up for Danny to see. “The prince told me to come back up here and get you ready for the ritual. He said I would find what I needed in the bathroom cupboard. I had no idea what he was talking about until I found this.”
Danny’s face flamed. “The prince supplied you with lube?”
“He’s a very understanding prince.”
“Apparently.”
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Dominic continued over to the bed and dropped the bottle of lube onto the mattress. “Are you ready for this, chéri? ” Dominic asked as he started peeling his clothes off.