"Are you nervous?" Lazarus asked as Skender put on his last piece of clothes.
"Why would I be?"
"I am just curious. Rayven was."
"That is a different story."
"Of course. You probably long for this and would skip the whole afterparty to have your cake in your chambers."
"Wife," Skender corrected with a smirk.
"Same thing to you now."
Acheron came to check on him as well. "Can you imagine we will have two married demons among us soon," he said.
"Life is full of surprises." Lazarus sighed. "And I don't like surprises."
"Let's go," Skender said when he was done. He just wanted to see Roxana, knowing this was her version of mating. This meant a lot to her and she had been hurt because of it. She had lost hope in it. He wanted it to be perfect for her.
