Chapter 37: The Bonding Ceremony Begins

A full moon peers into the window, shining down on Gina through the bathroom window as she prettied herself up. Normally she didn’t keep the curtains away from the window, but tonight was special. She felt as though it was necessary to have the moon ‘watch her for this’.

The bonding ritual was imminent.

Rubbing some tantalizing, earthy-scented lotion on her light tan skin, she ran the brush through her curls one last time and nodded at herself in the mirror. She looked presentable, right? A burst of nervousness rushed through her as she bit her lip. Was she worthy of something like this, so new to the fold?

‘Stop worrying so much,’ she told herself, her light frown shifting to a smile. ‘Enjoy what Zaros is about to do to you. Overcomplicating it with worry will lessen the upcoming impact.’