By the end of the evening, Lyra felt as though her cheeks were made of cement. They ached after having to smile for hours on end. Her shoulders felt as though she was literally carrying the weight of the world. Each time Brandon placed his hand on her back, a shockwave ran up her spine and her entire body would freeze.
It was only when she climbed into bed in the early morning hours when the true gravity of what she had done hit her really hard. She accepted the future king as her mate! Lyra shot up in her bed. Her heart was racing. Her palms were sweaty.
She realized it when she accepted him, but the true weight of it all hit home the moment she was alone in her dark bedroom. She hadn’t just accepted her mate. She accepted that she would be the next queen! Lyra spent most of the night p
