Chapter 20
Fane had spent the morning doing absolutely nothing other than conversing periodically with Jacquelyn. Verbally sparring with her was one of his favorite things to do. No one would let him help prepare for the ceremony, his father saying that Fane needed to take this time to prepare himself for his Luna, for tonight. In all honesty, Fane was trying to avoid thinking about it, or at least about one part of it—the actual biting. He knew that Jacquelyn was nervous about it and he was as well. He had asked his father what he needed to do, and all the Alpha had said was that instinct would take over and the magic of the mate bond would help. As nervous as he was about performing the Blood Rites, his wolf growled low at the thought of their mark on Jacquelyn’s neck for all Canis Lupu
