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that fact in the least. He stood there as proudly and confident as always. In that moment, James realized no matter how pissed off he was at Pax, the brother’s faith in him had never faltered. He knew whatever happened between them, he would never want another camzah . In spite of how hurt and angry he was, there was no one he respected more than his mentor.
    The Goddess took the blade from the altar and turned to James. “With the sacred obsidian blade, you will bind yourself to my service. Blood signifies life and the renewal of k’ul , the divine energy in all things.”
    She handed the blade to James and he felt its sting as he sliced the palm of his hand. Reyn handed him the ancient carved wooden dish holding only a plain white piece of paper. James let his blood fall onto the parchment and handed it back to Reyn, who lit it on fire and placed it back on the altar.
    The Goddess offered James an engraved cup. “The sacred ritual drink of balché will now be offered to this warrior. May it sanctify and protect him.”
    James sipped from the cup. It tasted a little like a watered down whiskey. He bowed his head and handed it back to the Goddess.
    “And so it is done. But I would have you hold your celebration one moment more. Evelyn, come forward, my sister.”
     
    Troy watched as his mate moved to stand in front of The Goddess Akina who was opening her hand. She held a ring of some kind.
    “Evelyn, you are the Seer and so this ring rightly belongs to you. The quartz stone will amplify your power of sight. Its pale blue color reminds us of the Otherworldly power which you possess. The silver vines holding the stone in place symbolize the Maya connection to the earth and its k’ul . Once it is on your hand it will not come off until you have left this world for the next. May it guide you and protect you on your journey.”
    The Goddess took Evy’s left hand in her own and slid the ring onto her right ring finger. There was a collective gasp as the stone lit up and the branches moved to tighten around her slender finger. A wind whipped about the room, extinguishing all the candles. Troy watched by the firelight as the Goddess took Evy into her arms and held her. Then his mate turned to face the room, her eyes taking on their pearlescent glow, and with a sweep of her hand she relit the candles.
    At first, Troy had been confused when the Goddess asked Evy to stand next to her during the ceremony. But now the message was clear. A chill ran down his spine. Evy belonged as much to the Goddess as she did to him. Maybe more. And there was one word he just couldn’t seem to clear from his mind.
    Journey.
     
    “Bouya!” X shouted.
    And with that, the ceremony ended and the party began. Geoffrey and Mary walked among the brothers and collected white robes and red belts as they were shucked off in favor of their tuxes. X watched while the males admired their mates and scrambled to get them drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
    His partner handed him a beer. “Can I talk to you for a sec?”
    “Sure.”
    He followed Troy out the far door and into the library.
    “Listen, I just wanted to share somethin’ with ya. You’re my camzah and my partner. It wouldn’t be right if you heard it from someone else. And this is kinda epic news.”
    “Bigger than what your mate just did in there?”
    “Yeah, actually. Evy’s pregnant.”
    He pulled his boy into a huge bro hug. “That’s fantastic, my man.”
    “Thanks. We’ve only told you and Ana. And Helen knows, o’ course. Ev didn’t want to take any attention away from James’s night.”
    “That’s some female, you dig?”
    The male grinned with pride. “Don’t I know it.”
    They walked back to the drawing room doorway where X stopped and took a sip of his beer.
    “Comin’ hoss?”
    “Yeah, I’ll be in.” X watched as Troy went back to the others who were admiring Baby Maya’s little gown while the Goddess held her. He knew he should go back in, but he felt restless.