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“For heaven’s sake, just answer your phone!” Zoey groaned, rolling her eyes as she stacked more papers on my desk.
I hadn’t even realized my phone was ringing. I picked it up and saw the caller ID—Axel.
Groaning, I answered.
“Where the hell are you, Aurelia?” he barked. I lifted my eyes to check the time, scoffing.
“At the office.”
“Office?” he yelled. “Why are you at the office when we’re meant to go for our mating ritual?”
I arched a brow. It was past noon, yet he was only now remembering the ceremony between him and Trevor.
“Oh, was it today?” I mocked.
“Aurelia, how could you forget?”
“I thought you planned for tomorrow, since you insisted the ceremony be early in the morning, and it’s already past noon,” I replied.
“Something urgent came up! You should’ve called to rem
