Lucianne was so moved that she couldn’t speak, and she nodded without hesitation as tears spilled from her eyes. Her non-verbal response made the entire hall erupt in a second round of excitement. Xandar’s nerves eased, and he slid the ring into his mate’s finger before getting up to pull her into a deep kiss.

When their lips parted, Xandar whispered, "Thank you so much, baby. I love you. I love you so, so much."

Lucianne's tears continued to stream down her face as she said, "I love you, too, so much."

The news of their engagement reached all corners of the Kingdom in less than an hour, and there...