Chapter 60 : Emergence

*Henry* Henry still didn't entirely understand why Mae held onto so much worry about her sister. As far as he could tell, this was a normal joyous situation. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. But he still squeezed her shoulder tight and tried to help bring her some comfort. The high priestess was giving off opening remarks and his mind flashed back to his own mating ceremony. That night had been a disaster. Circe had made them all victims to her jealousy. Henry forced in a deep breath and let go of the past anger threatening to rise again. It was over and he had Mae. He supposed Mae would be thinking roughly the same thing. He knew magic had messed with the mating ritual at least twice before, but it still seemed unlikely someone would do it again now. He wondered which failed mating ceremony would be strongest in her mind–hero wn or her mother's. Henry kissed the top of Mae's head and listened to her humming the celebration music. Abruptly, Henry l