EpilogueSeventeen months later
Zenon walked over the small hill from the city toward his house. His heart was beating hard, his steps hurried. As if Carlo could sense him, he opened the front door and watched him descend the slope.
“What has you so excited?” He grinned, and Zenon hurried toward him, covering his lips with his.
“It’s official.”
“What is?”
“You’re my mate. We’re the first mated couple on Negudade in sixty-three years.” Carlo had been his mate whether the leading females acknowledged it or not, but to know Carlo now had the legal status of a Negudade mate eased his worries. He never wanted to put Carlo in danger, but should he be ordered to go on a mission, Carlo now got to come with him.
It would be the same for Ghurva and Grace. Their mating would also be acknowledged
