Fated is overrated

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It has been 5 weeks since that blissful night at the lake house, and things have honestly been f*cking perfect. After I let them mark me and finally admitted that I loved them, things have completely clicked into place. We made love the entire night after that. And, well, to be honest, we made love the entire week we were there. Only pausing to eat and to sleep occasionally, we defiled about every spot in the house. Not to mention the veranda, pier and lake. 'Now who's the horny little hussy' Liberty teases smugly.

Now that we are officially marked and mated, Xena planned a mating ceremony for us tonight at the palace, which is basically a celebration after becoming mates.

As wolf kinds don't really have weddings, this is the closest thing resembling it. Although they have made it more than clear to the rest of the kingdom already that I am their mate. They even went so far as to threaten, or "promise" as they called it, every she wolf in the kingdom to not try anything with them, or it would be considered treason against their future Queen.

Of which the punishment is death.

I thought it sounded drastic at first, but I quickly noticed that it was much needed and that they did the right thing. To my mates great annoyance, and to be fair mine too, we were not allowed to sleep together last night. Traditions s**k. So, I awoke in my empty bed. It's absolutely crazy to say, but I seriously miss them already. It has been 1 day, 1 f*cking day, and I miss them already. This mate bond is something else. 'You can blame the mate bond all you want, but we both know you just miss our mates as much as we do' Justice chimes in. 'It's the mate bond! And you 2. I used to be very independent, before you 2 came along. Justice laughs at me, before saying 'you are still independent. You just loooooooove our mates!! I grumble and push away the covers. I slept terrible without them, I even woke up early. Me - the bear in winter sleep, woke up early! There is a knock at my door, and I yell "come in". Xena pokes her head through the door, before skipping in excitedly, clapping her hands. "Oh dear, I am so happy the day has finally come!!" I chuckle at her enthusiasm, and stand up to give her the hug she is reaching out for.

"Thank you, Xena, for always having my back. From the moment I met you, I felt such comforting motherly vibes coming from you. I hadn't felt that from anyone in a very long time".

Xena pulls away slightly to look into my eyes, her own eyes watering with tears. She cups my cheeks with her hands, while saying "well you know what, dear? I felt some sort of a need to protect you the moment you walked through that door, it's as if I already knew deep down in my heart that you would become my daughter one day.

I knew you were kind and special, I just didn't realize how special you would be for me yet". I pull her back into my embrace, and we hug each other in silence for a while. When we break apart, she wipes away the tears on her cheeks quickly, before saying "alright, no time to waste, we need to get going!".

I look at her confused for a bit, before asking "euhm... Where are we going?". "To the spa and then the salon, dear! I want you to feel relaxed on your big day, and I want you to look perfect without having to stress about that yourself!".

"Euhm, OK, but they are not going to make me look like a clown!" I exclaim. I know what they do at these salons sometimes, and I refuse to look like a clown or a prostitute on this day. I shiver at the thought.

"Of course not, dear! They will simply do as you instruct them, nothing more, nothing less. Now, let's get going!". I dress myself quickly, and race downstairs to meet Xena in the kitchen.

I can smell the faint smell of evergreen and cedarwood, and my heartrate picks up automatically, hoping they are near. Xena chuckles upon hearing my heartrate increase, before saying " they aren't here, dear, I escorted them back to their rooms. The little rascals were waiting, knowing we would pass through the kitchen before leaving".

I pout at the fact that they aren't here, but my heart flutters knowing they tried to get a glimpse of me. Liberty is wagging her tail in my head and even Justice is... wagging her tail too?

Do dragons do that?! 'No, we don't. But let's just say I hang out with Liberty too much' Justice answers laughingly. I chuckle, these girls will be the death of me one day. Xena looks at me with a raised eyebrow, so I decide to make her laugh too. "It's nothing. Justice was just wagging her tail at the thought of her mates waiting here for her" I laugh, and Xena bursts out laughing with me.

"I didn't know dragons did that!". "They don't" I reply, still laughing and shaking my head.

"You 3 are something else. Now come on, let's go Xena laughs, while ushering me out the door. Once we are in the car and have passed the gates, she asks me to grab the bag she retrieved from the kitchen. It contains our breakfast, so we could eat on the road and not waste any time apparently. I see a few smaller bags with sandwiches in them, and I open the first one to hand it to Xena.