Kalilah POV
It was time.
I was so happy.
And so f*****g nervous.
If only I could see what was happening before my eyes. I wish I could, but there was no way for me to get my sight back. Axel had seen to that.
Suddenly, I shook my head.
No, I wasn’t going to think of that bastard. Wasn’t going to think of him when I was at my mating ceremony! Can you imagine the satisfaction Axel would get if he knew I was thinking of him? It would give him some sick sort of satisfaction. Make the man thrilled that he was able to get under my skin in a way I wished he never would.
The southern clearing had been transformed. The air smelled of pine smoke and something sweet—wildflowers, crushed under so many feet. Torches lined the circle, their flames dancing against the night, and in the center, a b
