The day should have been the start of something new for me and Zayna. It was as if I had seen this day coming and I had waited patiently.

I couldn't contain my joy. Guests gathered around us, laughter floated through the air along with the soft hum of music, and people walked about, talking and sipping on their champagne. It felt so real like a normal human wedding which I had once attended with Lukan —except it wasn't. It was a day I and Zayna will seal our fate as mates.

The bonding ceremony could have started long ago.

But something was wrong.

We were all waiting for Lukan....