Chapter 45: King Anders

Ezra and I walked down the long hall together in silence. We were heading to what he had referred to as the ballroom, where he held all the vampire gatherings. I felt a flutter of nerves at the thought of our gathering today. We would announce our mating to all vampires, and I wasn't entirely sure how I felt about that.

It seemed like such an odd thing to do, letting the vampires know that we had sex. But it went a lot deeper than that. It wasn't just telling them that we'd slept together, but it was also telling them that we were together for eternity. It also meant that I was under his protection.

Ezra had told me last night before bed that it was the main point of today. Letting his people know that I was protected, and if they were smart, they'd realize that our mating also meant I'd walked away with powers of my own.