Erin walked alongside Alexander, trying to appear confident. Behind them, Cahira, Orla and Ashur followed. The Kweo pair went as far as the first row of seats in front of the altar and stood beside Kaison and Meredith. Alexander led her to the arbor that had been set up in front of the patio doors.
There, Cahira stepped around them to stand in front with a gentle smile on her face. Just as there had been no signal to stand, there was also none to sit. The room simply took their chairs and waited.
Cahira waited a moment before she nodded to Nathan. The beta stepped forward, holding out the pillow. She carefully lifted the silk cloth and folded it before handing it to Derek. Doing so revealed a simple circlet that matched the one Alexander already wore. Smiling, Cahira picked it up and st
