The days flew by with Alaric spending every time he could with Mariah. He openly visits her quarters by day, and they will go over the paintings of him as a child and the ones he took with his mother, and they would spend their day casually strolling in the palace or even visiting the market. And at night, they would cuddle up to each other in bed after endless shows of passion. Every time Alaric mentions confronting his dad about choosing the date for their mating ceremony, Mariah would try to talk him out of it, claiming that there was no need to rush. She didn’t tell anyone about Vasilios' visit to her that faithful morning, and the man had left just before Elena could return.
Asher had noticed her actions and had confronted her. She ended up telling him about Vasilios' request and how
