Chapter 6 Cinder stood before the mirror, fiddling with his tie, dressed nicer than usual in black slacks and a forest green button down shirt. As he played with the knot, he did his best to ignore the clothing items coming flying out of the closet, Io hoping to find a decent outfit. With the big day happening in less than a week they were getting ready for the family dinner, the one Cinder presided over, congratulating the members on another year well served and also this year he would make the formal announcement about his beta choice. Their first year as a married couple, or heck, just a couple at all, Io proclaimed a need to look his best. It was crazy, thinking about how quickly everything happened. From finding out on his birthday only months ago that Io loved him to marrying Io on