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A few people laugh.

Good.

I can do this.

“I believed there was someone out there for me too. A real mate. Someone who would see me and know.”

I look at Grimm.

“And apparently there was.”

His eyes glow.

“He was just furry.”

More laughter. Grimm shakes his head. And I smile.

“I didn't know who he was when I fed him chocolate. I didn't know who he was when I told him all my secrets. And I definitely didn't know who he was when I scratched behind his ears.”

“Agatha.”

“What? They should know.”

“They know.”

Oh.

Right.

Wolf Pack.

I straighten.

“But I knew I loved being with him. I knew I trusted him. And when I met the man beneath all that fur...”

Grimm's gaze catches mine.

“I fell in love with him, too.”

Everything goes quiet.

“I accept the claim of Prince Grimm Palermo.”

His breath catches.

“I accept him as my mate, my prince, and my future.”

Magic explodes around us.

Gold and green.

Warm.

Bright.

Alive.

My magic rushes toward his. His rushes toward mine.