"Can I have a dance with a beautiful lady?" Alexander asked as he got up from his throne.

"Yes you may." I grinned at him and we stepped down the stairs as the soft melody filled the room. Everybody found a pair and started dancing on the dance floor.

Alexander snaked his hands around my waist and pulled me flushed against him. I rested one my hands on his shoulder while he held the other one in his large palm. I smiled at him as we started moving slowly to the rhythm of the music. I found a strange sparkle in his eyes, the same I saw the other day at the park as he looked at me. I found my insides melt under his gaze. He leaned closer and pecked my lips. At that moment, it felt like everybody else had disappeared and we were the only ones in the room, in our own little world, carefree. "I have a surprise for you." He said

"What surprise?" I asked with a raised brow

"Why don't I show it to you directly." He said as he guided me to the exit. He held my hand and walked towards an unfamiliar hallway.

"Where are we going?" I asked as he let go of my hand and stood behind me. He covered my eyes with his hands. "Patience. You will see it soon." I groaned as we walked slowly to wherever he was taking me.

"Are you ready?" He finally asked me. I nodded excitedly, finally relieved as the suspense was killing me. He slowly removed his hands and I gasped at the scene.

We were outside in one of the beautiful gardens. The sky was pitch black with no stars or the moon but several sky lanterns floated in the sky, making the garden have a magical glow. "Wow" I said. "Xander, this is so beautiful" I looked at my surrounding and this is when I realised Alexander was no longer standing beside me. "Xander?" Looking in front of me, I found a path made from flower petals and small candles on its side leading to a porch not far away. I followed the trail and reached the porch. The porch was built on a small pond and there was bridge to cross before getting there.

The porch was glowing with fairy lights that hung on the side acting like a curtain. In the middle of it was a heart made up of flowers. I found my eyes moistened a bit. I looked around to look for Alexander but was not ready for what I saw.

Alexander was on one knee as he extended a small box towards me. He looked up at me as he started talking. "Analise, I know I have been an asshole to you and I really regret it. I am really sorry for treating you like that instead of cherishing you like I should have. Instead of having good memories, I gave you only bad ones to remember but I want to change that now. I want to make more beautiful memories with you. I have realised that I have fallen in love with you. I loved you since the very beginning but it just took me time to realise it. I love you Analise and I want to replace all those bad memories with new, beautiful one, spend the rest of my life with you and have a family with you but for all of that to happen, will you agree to be my queen?" By the time he finished, tears were streaming down my cheeks and I sobbed.

Everything that he said made me so emotional and if there was one thing I knew for sure at that time, was that I loved him too. I had been thinking about this a lot since the day we went to the picnic and now it has been confirmed. I did not fall in love with him because of the sparks or the giddy feeling he makes me feel but instead I fell in love with how he makes me feel safe and at home. How I find comfort in him and how he is always by my side. Both of us have our flaws but nobody is perfect. I love him and his flaws too.

"Yes." I sobbed and he looked at me with wide eyes.

"Did you" He started but I cut him off. "Yes. Yes I will be your queen and yes I love you too." I got on my knees and hugged the life out of him, not caring about anything.

"I can't believe it." He said

"You better believe it." I said as we pulled away but I got pulled back into a passionate kiss.

"If you think this is too fast then I won't force you to do it."

"What?"

"Do you want to do the ceremony of connecting with us tonight itself?"

"Are you serious?"

He nodded his head. "Of course. I would be more than happy. But what do I have to do exactly?"

"It is kind of a blood ritual where my blood will mix with yours. Since I already have a link with the rest of the demons, you will get included in it too. That is you will have a mind link with them and you will feel closer to them."

"Let's do it then." I chirped.

We entered the room again to see that most of them were just chilling around, talking to each other. We went to stand near the thrones again and Alexander attracted their attention to us. "I hope you all have been enjoying this night. I do have to tell you something more. Since you all already know, Analise is my mate and your future queen. We have decided to hold the merging ritual tonight itself. After this, Analise will be your queen and I expect you all to treat her with respect." They all cheered at the news and soon the guards brought some sort of crystal ball and knife.

"Make a small cut on your palm and place it on the ball." Alexander informed me. I did as he said and placed my hand on the ball. He cut his own hand and placed it on the ball too. I watched as the blood from my hand diffused into the clear ball, turning it red and Alexander's did the same but the blood did not mix together yet.

An old man who I assumed was the one who would continued the ritual started speaking. "Today we are here to assist to a merge ceremony of Princess Analise Royal and King Alexander Denver. With this ceremony, Princess Analise will be the queen of the demons. By becoming queen, Princess Analise, you will have a lot of reponsibilities. As queen of the demons, you should always put the people first. You should do everything possible to prevent them any harm and should always protect them. You must rule next to the king and lead this kingdom to prosperity." He talked while looking at me. "Are you ready for these responsibilities?"

"Yes. I will do my best to lead this kingdom to prosperity and will do anything in my abilities to protect this kingdom and its people."

"With the power of our ancestors, I hereby present to you all our new queen. Queen Analise Denver." The merge ritual is kind of like a wedding for the supernatural, for the king and queen. As he finished his sentence, I saw our blood starting to mix in the crystal and I felt a sting in my palms as the blood mixed with mine.

We removed our hands and I felt as if several thread were attached to me, connecting me to the others in the room

'Welcome Queen Analise'

'Congratulations'

'Nice to meet you Queen Analise' Different voice entered my head and I smiled.

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I could not help the silly smile that was plastered on my face while I got out of my dress and wore one of Alexander's shirt since I was too lazy to unpack my things.

Even if you had unpacked, you would wear his clothes

Point to be noted.

The party ended but there was still no sign of Alexander so I decided to come back to the room.

The ring he gave me was really beautiful and unique in its own way. It was a rose gold one with some gems and flower details, forming a small flower crown on it.

I heard the door open and soon a pair of arms wrapped around my waist. Alexander nuzzled his face in the crook of my neck. I let out a small breath as I leaned back on him and tilted my head, giving him more access to my neck. With one of his hands, he moved my hair to the other side. His hot breath hit my skin, making shivers run down my body. He placed kisses on my jawline all the way down till my collar bone, leaving my skin on fire as my breaths got deeper. He found my soft spot and sucked on it, making me let out a moan. I felt him smirk against my skin.

"Xander" I said in between my breaths

"Hmm" He hummed against my skin but did not stop his assault on my neck.

"Mark me." The words flew out of my mouth.

"Are you sure?" He asked, spinning me around to face him and I nodded. "Look, you do not need to do it just because I proposed to you. It can wait if you are not comfortable."

"I am sure Xander." I looked at him straight in the eyes. "I have never felt this sure before. I trust you Xander and I love you."

"I love you too." He said before pulling me by the waist and took my lips in a rough kiss. He kissed me on the lips roughly as he held me flushed against his body. I snaked my hand around his neck, kissing him back as roughly as he was. He shoved me against the wall but somehow the pain form the impact and the pleasure from his touch combined with the rough kiss made me feel pleasure shoot through my body. He pinned both my wrist over my head with his one hand while the other one roamed around my curves. He bit my lower lip and I felt the taste of metallic taste of blood in my mouth as he slid his tongue in mine. Pulling back to catch our breath, he went to my neck again.

He let go of my wrist as his hands traced my spine before resting on my hips. He squeezed my ass, making me gasp out of pleasure. "Jump." He said against my neck and I did so, wrapping my legs around his torso in the process. He walked out of the closet and laid me on the bed as he hovered over me.

"Are you sure." He asked as he looked in my eyes, looking for any signs if I was having second thoughts

"101 percent sure." I smile at him. I saw his eyes darken as he dipped his head in my neck area. I felt his teeth graze my sensitive skin before his teeth slowly sunk in my skin. I let out a moan as I felt both pleasure and pain kick in at the same time.

The moment he marked me, I felt complete bliss. I felt our heart, soul and mind merging into one and a feeling of ecstasy took over my senses. The small void that was present between us was no longer there and it felt like the ends of two lines join together before getting even more tangled together, in a way that it cannot be broken. He slowly removed his teeth from my skin and placed a small kiss on my fresh mark.

"I love you." He said as he peppered the sensitive skin with small kisses.

"I love you too." I said with a small smile.

He pulled away, making me miss the heat from his body immediately and I let out a small groan. He chuckled. "I got to change little wolf. I'll be right back" He said before walking to the closet. I huffed and out of nowhere I felt a sudden wave of exhaustion hit me hard. I let out a yawn and found my eyelids fluttering close.

"Someone is sleepy already today." Alexander's teasing voice came from next to me but I was too tired to show any type of reaction. The marking process, took its toll on me and drained me of my energy. I felt his hands snake around me as he picked me up in bridal style and gently placed me higher on the bed. He got under the covers next to me and pulled me close to him.

"Goodnight little wolf." He kissed me on the forehead. I let out a small hum in response as I gave in to the exhaustion.

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I tried to roll over to the other side but was unsuccessful due to the weight around my waist. I opened my eyes slowly and was met with the sleeping face of Alexander. Then everything came back to me. The party, meeting everyone, the proposal and him marking me. I felt myself blush a bit at the memory of being marked my him.

"Xander" I said but he did not reply.

I rolled me eyes and poked him in the cheeks where his dimples were. "Xander." He groaned and slapped my hands away, making me chuckle.

"Wake up." I poked him again

"Xander." Poked again

"Xander!" I said a bit louder and pinched his cheeks instead of just a small poke. He grabbed my hands and turned us around so that I was under him now. "You were awake all this time?" I asked. He nodded. "Could you not wake up the first time itself?" I scoffed

"I wanted to spend more time with you next to me." His sexy morning voice rung in my ears. I rolled my eyes at him. He leaned in and pecked my lips.

"Okay get off me now. I have to see something." I said

"What?" He raised an eyebrow at me.

I looked at him dead in the eyes. "Are you serious right now?"

As realisation came upon him, his gaze went on my neck, where my mark was. His lips tugged into a small smile as he got off me and helped me up. I rushed to the washroom and cringed at my messy appearance in the mirror before my eyes fell on the beautiful mark on my neck.

Since Alexander was not a werewolf with canines, the mark was not like what other werewolves had but it was still large enough and a bit deep. The mark was unique as it consisted of my wolf, Cresent and a person, more precise the inner demon of Alexander, pressing his forehead against that of Crescent as the moon was shining its serene rays on them. "It is so beautiful." I said in a whisper as I saw Alexander enter the room

"It truly is." He leaned against the doorframe but instead of looking at the mark, his eyes were on me.

"I am talking about the mark." I pointed to the mark

"I am talking about the person wearing my mark." He said with a small smile. He was about to say something I heard a voice in my head.

'Your highnesses, we have a visit.'