Mating Ceremony

Their marking ceremony was going to be followed by a five-day-long festival to celebrate the auspicious union of rulers of Queen Rosalie and King William. The whole of Avalona and Attiha were high on spirit. Today was the day, Rosalie was going to forsake her bond with Ryker for good and tie one with King William.

She had a smile on her face but her heart was crying. She pretended to be happy and excited but on the inside she was dead. She had not cried as much in her life together as she cried in those five days.

Her maids were busy dolling her up for her marking ceremony. She wore a red color gown that befits the event and looked both elegant and attractive. The maids were on their toes to turn the Queen into a beautiful fairy. They did a good job of hiding the puffiness of her eyes and the wrinkles that curled around her eyes.

"Done?" Rosalie raised her gaze and asked teh one who was doing her hair. The maid nodded in response and fell a step back out of respect.

Rosalie didn't