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“I am, Kyle. Scoot!”

Laura hugs Alyssa and then me. “I loved it! See you in a little while.”

Kyle shakes my hand. “Congratulations, Eden. You have a great girl here. Promise me you’ll always treat her right?”

“I promise, Kyle. Thanks for being so understanding.”

They turn and walk away from us. “I miss them already, Eden,” my mate says.

“They’re not going anywhere, Princess,” I say, feeling her heart aching as they move out of her sight.

Though I’ve never felt such deep connections to anyone other than my parents and Alyssa, I am able to feel what she does now.

A physical pain in her chest when Kyle walked away stabbed at mine as well. Emotionally, I was unaffected, but this ability to feel her pain is new. I wonder if we’ll start to feel each other’s emotions as well.

Married but a minute and already new things are happening to us!

“Come, princess, let us thank our other guests,” I tell her as I lead her to meet some of our protectors.

Linda comes towards us, and involuntarily, I remember our last kiss.

Huge mistake!

Alyssa’s body goes rigid as I hold her around her waist up against my side. “Why did you never tell me?” she asks with a tremble to her sweet voice.

“I’m sorry. I’ll tell you all about it, but later,” I say as Linda places her hand on my shoulder, then pulls me into a quick hug. “This is Linda Davis, Alyssa. She’s our fashion coordinator. She’s purchased all of our clothes and accessories for us.”

Alyssa smiles at Linda, but it’s taking a lot for her to do it. “So nice to meet you. Eden hasn’t told me a thing about you, Linda.”

Linda bats at my arm. “Oh, Eden, how could you? I thought for sure you would tell her about me. After all, I am a little bit more than just your fashion coordinator.”

Alyssa speaks to her with a sharp tone to her usually angelic voice. “I’m quite aware of what you were to him. A tutor of sorts, I see. Just for future reference, if there is ever another young man who you find in need of tutoring, I like the way Eden handles me. The gentleness you taught him does nothing for me.”

Linda’s eyebrows raise and surprise fills her eyes. “I see. I do apologize, Mrs. Fontaine.”

“No need,” Alyssa says, finally softening her tone. “It is I who should apologize. I’m possessive and jealous. Two unattractive things to be. It’s something I have to work on. Thank you for all you’ve done for us, Linda.”

As if my heart could take in anymore, pride wells up in mine. To witness the acts I’ve done with Linda and deal with them so quickly is amazing. She dealt with this so much better than I did with Kyle.

I move on to other guests and the night moves on. After meeting the entire room of people, we’re both tired. Then Galchobar looms in front of us.

“It is time. You will be transported to the transformation ceremony. It’s at another location and has been prepared by other protectors. We must leave now,” he informs us and motions for us to follow him.

“I need to see Kyle,” Alyssa says as she refuses to move.

“You will,” the old man says as he continues to walk.

She and I exchange confused looks, then follow the ancient man to our destiny.

Ready or not, here it comes!

CHAPTER 34

ALYSSA

It’s so dark. Where am I?

The last thing I remember, I was getting into the back seat of a black Bentley. The old guy, Galchobar, was driving us to another ceremony, the one where we were to transform.