I freeze for a moment, unable to take in the situation. Maybe this is just dinner and I only have to play nice for a bit. The stunning decor may suggest otherwise, but I am holding onto anything I can not to panic.
"We're just here for dinner, right?" I say to no one in particular.
"Don't be so stupid," my mother says in annoyance, "this is your mating ceremony as was originally planned, just moved up a bit because of your brothers."
"But you said we could do it on my 18th birthday." I don't know why I am still responding. This is completely normal behaviour from my parents.
I feel Stone start moving his hands over my body and I feel nauseous. His hand works its way up to my throat and grips, "I'll be marking you here tonight and you will be mine to do with as I please forever."
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