Chapter 61

‘Nubendi in Aerem’, which translated directly to ‘Marrying into the air’, was just as literal as it sounded. The third elemental ritual of their wedding.

Dom and Iris were led to separate chambers to rest while all the members of their family rushed up and down Mount Matrimony to ready the mating grounds for the second last elemental ritual.

In no time, Iris and DOm were being woken up and rushed to get ready for the ritual.

Dom was once again given a loose robe to hang on his hips and cover his lower half as Nathaniel drew the same symbols on his naked back for the fourth time. Iris’ top, on the other hand, had strips to hold it in place this time, and her skirt was of mesmerizing white net strips that rustled in the slightest wind. Their hairs were left to flow as tiaras were fixed on their heads, much more firmly than before.

With a deep breath and a sign from the wedding priest, Dom and Iris were led to the mating ground, on the highest point of the mount