~RAGNAR~
The elders, Amund and Astrid stood before Celine and I, the flames being the only thing that separated us.
They stayed silent longer than they should've and despite myself, it kept me on edge. This wasn't my first mating ceremony, the only difference was… I was the person about to mark another, to tie myself completely to a woman who was also my fated mate.
If I was younger, if my brother were here, it would've scared the living s**t out of me.
But he wasn't. And I am not.
I am Alpha and I owe my pack this…form of stability.
This was supposed to be a short term plan, it wasn't supposed to happen like this but now, here we are and holy s**t I was more shaken than I'd been in years.
I turned to look at Celine. She looked breathtakingly beautiful. Her red curls caught the
