Chapter 31

NATHANIEL

“The moment of truth is finally here. Are you excited?” Alan teased, clasping on my cufflinks.

“Fuck off.” I yanked my wrist out of his grasp.

“He’s afraid Ayra won’t be his mate,” Aiden piped up from my balcony. “I have a simple solution for that. Don’t go,” he said, walking into my room.

“Ayra and Kimberly put in a lot of work. It wouldn’t be fair to ask her to sit it out. Also, I know she’s my mate.”

“Is that Acheron speaking or Nathaniel? It seems you’re forgetting this ceremony is for wolves,” Alan said.

“I think our demons are a deciding factor. If your demon loses interest in your mate, things won’t work out. Anyone regretting not asking Mom about this before she died?”

The twins shook their heads.

“Just you. Why do you think we’re sitting it out? We’re going to be out of here tomorrow before the heat hits us hard and forces us to go find a female who could be our mate,” Aiden said.

I understood where they were coming from. If it weren’t for Ayra, I’d have stayed at