~ Rayna ~"Is this normal, Elle?" I asked as she brushed my face with a scented powder."What is?" she replied, looking serious with her work."This empty feeling in my chest. I don't know. I can't describe it better than that."She stared at me for a moment, knitted her brows, twisted her lips and then smiled. "Yes, it is normal. You are a human, after all. You are an equivalent to a bride in this mating ceremony, and so, it is natural to get cold feet."I reciprocated her smile with a reserved one of my own. I didn't think this was cold feet though, but who was I to say? I had never been married before."But after the mating ceremony, I assure you, you will feel complete," she added. "That is the official mate bond working between you and our king.""That's...that's reassuring to hear," I said, lowering my eyes to the floor."Look up," she said and pointed the tip of the pencil on my eye. "I need to place Koh
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