Betty POV I watched the queen leave in a huff, dragging the ladies along with her. Enzo pulled me closer to him, he mind-linked me to go along with his plans. I had no idea what they were, but with the bad feeling I had about the queen, I decided to go along. It can’t be that bad. My mate would not put me in danger. In the king’s office, he started a commitment ceremony. I thought this would be like making a promise to each other, but then the dagger came out, and I thought maybe we needed to commit with blood. At no time had I realized what the commitment ceremony was and when my wrist was cut I shivered with anticipation. Well, not me. My dragon was excited and hummed happily in my head. Then, at the end of all of that, I felt Enzo in my head, heart, and body, it was as if he had joine