Mate: Level 8 by Heather Karn

Author:Heather Karn [Karn, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-13T05:00:00+00:00

With no windows to the outside available in my room and the door closed, I had no idea what time it was when I woke up. That wasn’t new. I never knew how long I’d slept, but there had always been a watchman outside my door to tell me. Here, there wasn’t anyone to play that part. Instead, I’d have to assume I’d slept all night and that it was time to clean up for the day. Then again, with the time differences, perhaps the longer night wasn’t yet over.

This proved to be true when I stepped out into the common area and found it still dark, except for the faint glow of the pendants. Too awake to go back to sleep, I sat down on one of the couch-looking pieces of furniture and studied what little I could see of the massive common area. Furniture and tables were scattered throughout. This would be where the Courtship would take place.

The longer I sat there, the more I wondered where everyone was at. If they slept less than I did, someone had to be awake somewhere, and my stomach insisted that it was growing hungrier by the second. If I’d been more than half asleep last night, I would’ve inquired about exactly when someone would be sending breakfast. If it hadn’t been brought by sunrise, I’d go in search of food.

Shuffling and giggling in the hallway caught my attention. Two women entered the room, their heads close together, large grins on their faces. When they caught sight of me, they sobered, but didn’t break apart.

“Well, this is the place, Kitta” the woman on the left stated, and I recognized her and her voice as the nice woman who’d dropped me off here.

“Thanks, Rea,” Kitta sighed. “I guess now I have to wait here too.”

“But it won’t be for long,” Rea stated, taking me in as well, and anticipation built in my chest. She had news. “The council has announced that since we have two Level Eight Mates that we shouldn’t postpone to your Courtship to match the regular monthly one. All level eight males were notified when Kilani sent his message to the council that he’d found a Level Eight Mate and was bringing her in.”

“So when is it?” I asked, straining at the figurative bit to keep from snapping with the frustration from having to wait any longer. It was like waiting for the sentencing portion of a trial.

“Tomorrow at midday.”

My heart skipped a beat. Tomorrow. I’d be meeting all of my possible choices for a future husband...tomorrow. But, that also meant I’d be able to see Kilani tomorrow. The thought of that relaxed my muscles that had tensed in a heartbeat.

The new girl squealed. “Oh my gosh! Do you know who all is going to be there? Are all the captains going to be here?”

Both girls flinched, and I couldn’t read the look that passed between them as Kitta tried to keep her smile in place. They knew something I didn’t, but neither wanted to speak about it.

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