when one prince falls another one rises

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He held on to her with such tenacity that she felt almost regretful when she was finally able to detach herself from the bed, and more importantly, from him.

Kiera had to pry his fingers from around her waist for her to get enough room to wiggle out. She couldn't stay there for much longer as she was afraid she wouldn't want to leave the incredibly comfortable mattress.

Rising from the side of the bed, she looked about the darkened room. A lazy expression on her face as she stretched out her sore lower back. The other Beasts had always spoken about the passing days after performing the ritual. Beasts could always spot a newly mated couple, as they would spend every waking moment mended at the hip. Those were the early days in which every Beast would give the couple a wide berth as they were rendered useless during those times.

She never really put any mind to those passing quips, but now she believed they had merit to them.