Page 24 of Bound to the Dragon
It takes me a minute to notice that he’s waiting for me to respond, and my cheeks flame when I realize where my eyes are lingering. “I know that.”
“Well, a part of that will mean planning events here.”
I shrug. “I did that at home as the Beta’s daughter. I can handle your packmates.”
He pauses, and my eyes narrow slightly as I detect more that I’m not going to like.
“You need to plan another mating ceremony.”
The statement doesn’t compute off the bat. “Okay. Who’s getting mated?”
He laughs, and the sound is so foreign, my jaw drops. I like the sound, and flabbergasted, I chime, “Wow! You actually know how to laugh.”
My statement makes him chuckle harder.
“That’s because you know how to crack jokes,” he retorts. “You need to planourmating ceremony again.”
Blood seeps out of my face. “W-what?”
“You can have the staff help, of course, but?—”
I don’t let him finish, my head waving wildly. “After what happened today, do you really think that’s a good idea?”
“It’s necessary.” His flat, emotionless tone is back, and I don’t like it one bit.
“Necessary?”
“Yes. The ceremony was interrupted, and it needs to be completed properly.”
I don’t know quite how to respond. “Um, okay. When should I schedule this?”
He cocks his head pensively. “That will be for you to decide. But until we know who’s responsible for the attack today, I would suggest you keep the date a secret for now. We wouldn’t want another surprise, would we?”
I scoff. “You know what would prevent that altogether? Not staging another ceremony. What’s the point, Blaze? We’re already mated. A party isn’t going to change anything.”
“It will!” His passion takes me aback. “It’s necessary. Our ceremony was interrupted. We’ll do it right. Can I count on you, or did I make the wrong choice for a Luna?”
Well, that was a cheap shot.
“You can’t really do better than your fated mate, can you?” I bite back.
Again, a sardonic smile touches his lips. “Use the staff, but be vague about the date. We’ll do it here again.”
I’m dumbfounded by his insistence, but I can tell that no amount of reasoning will change his mind.
He departs again, and this time, I don’t try to stop him.
Okay, this settles it. I have to call Virginia. I’m going to explode if I don’t tell someone what’s going on.
CHAPTER 8
BLAZE
As maddening as Madison is, she proves to be an asset to the day-to-day operations of the estate.
The pack begrudgingly grows to accept her as one of us as she throws herself into managing the house and staff without any guidance or instruction. Being the Beta’s daughter gave her a natural inclination for how an estate should be run, and she took to her role easily.
I don’t hear much about the upcoming ceremony plans, but I know they’re underway because Lillian has been keeping me updated about my mate’s progress.
