Chapter 63

The crowd gathered as all the guests prepared to send the couple into the Cave of Ignis et Probitatis, which simply translates to, ‘The Cave of Fire and Honesty.’

The day had begun awfully for Dom as the last two days had been, but when Clara came out of his mate’s room with a triumphant smile on her face, he finally relaxed a bit.

He had no idea what was going on with Iris, but he felt so helpless and upset that she wasn’t okay and she wasn’t sharing it with him. He was confused too and everything had made him lose his appetite and sleep. But when Clara gave the good news that Iris was ready to go out and have lunch with him if he didn’t probe her, he finally realized how hungry he had been.

If he had to trust her to talk to him on her own terms, then so be it. At least she wasn’t staying away from him anymore. At least she wasn’t having cold feet about their marriage as his mind kept telling him.

Dom was kept unaware of Liliana’s little trouble-making since