Chapter 58. Oracle

Kieran’s POV

I tuck Mae into my bed and kiss her on the forehead. She snuggles down into the sheets, and her eyes begin to flutter shut. Stepping away from the bed, I begin to get ready for the day. I need to have a meeting with my parents and my sister.

“Aren’t you coming to bed?” Mae yawns.

“Not right now,” I whisper. “I have a meeting.”

Mae swings her feet over the side of the bed, but she sways back and forth. “I should come with you.”

“No,” I say sternly. “You need your sleep.”

Grabbing Mae by the ankles, I spin her back into the bed and cover her up. This time, when her eyes flutter shut, they don’t reopen. I sit with her for just a moment to make sure she is asleep before I leave.

I take the stairs two at a time, and when I reach the bottom, everyone is waiting for me. Raven walks up to me and tilts my head to the side. She gasps loudly when she sees the mark on my neck.

My mother is the next one to inspect my new mating