Chapter 57

It had been days since Matrimonincipere, the first pagan-ish ritual that meant the wedding had officially begun.

And now everyone was so busy doing this or that with the preparations for the next event, which was that day in the evening. The Nuptias-in-Mari ritual, which means ‘the wedding at sea’.

Dom and Iris had been given separate discussions about what to expect, what to do, and how to do it for this ritual.

Water was the first of the elementals that were supposed to gain Şekileus’ blessings. Only the future Alpha Kings and Queens go through these elemental rituals before the mating and wedding ceremonies.

The past two days had been on a very different level for Dom and Iris. Their newfound link had been in continuous use as they made sure to mess with each other from afar. Just like this very moment, when Iris had gone to shower for the day and announced it to Dom quite explicitly through the mind-link, making Dom get up immediately and plan to shower a