Freya and Gideon’s Ritual of Marking (2)

Gideon nipped at the ends of his sleeves as he waited for his mate to arrive. Sure, he knew that this moment was a long time coming, but the jitters of finally being able to mark Freya were still somehow getting to him.

[Calm yourself,] Eli reminded him. [You're in front of a lot of people.]

He shook his head as he quickly heeded his wolf's words. Sure enough, the great hall was packed with both friends and family alike. By one side of the hall, his own family was seated by their table along with Aurelia. Thankfully, she decided to be with their parents for this one occasion, letting Calypso be the one to accompany the Queen Mother to their own table along with Queen Xenia and the rest of their close friends.

'This is truly it…' Gideon couldn't help but think to himself. 'Freya and I are actually going to do it once all of this is over…'