MikhailI stood in front of the mirror adjusting my collar for the third time, my hands not quite steady. In an hour I would be officially mated to Natasha, the bond ceremony performed in front of witnesses, our connection sealed by pack law. After everything we'd been through, all the secrets, pain and fighting, we were finally here."You look nervous." Sam said from the doorway, already dressed in his formal attire. He had agreed to stand with me during the ceremony, one of the few who had openly supported us from the start."I'm not nervous," I lied, then reconsidered. "Okay, maybe a little. Not about marrying her, obviously. Just about everything else.""The small turnout?" He guessed, coming to stand beside me.I nodded. Traditionally, mating ceremonies were huge pack affairs with hundreds of attendees, elaborate decorations, feasting that lasted for days. Ours would be intimate by necessity, held in one of the smaller ceremonial rooms with maybe thirty guests total. Only th
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