𝑯𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 (𝑩𝒆𝒚𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊)

𝟓𝟗✍

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒍

(𝑰)

Ciara and Chloe had the royal couple's whole day planned.

Today was the day of their royal betrothal. There were only a handful that ever happened in the entirety of the underworld, the first being Mahershala and Celestine's.

The whole ordeal was pretty much a full production – there was the royal procession, the royal chamberlains getting the ninth circle ready for the grand ceremony, and the royal fitting.

The process for the actual betrothal was lengthy. Ciara knew that. And after letting Chloe in on it, the couple decided to give their future queens a taste of human tradition.

As was tradition in the human world, Bey and Normani couldn't see one another before the big ceremony. Ciara kept Bey with her in the underworld, while Chloe brought Normani back to her and Ciara's French villa in Houston.

Time was a fictional construct in Hell. So the couple had plenty of time to act out the entirety of their gift to the royal couple...

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Ciara took Bey to the realm of Hell's most gifted welders.

She remembered Chloe telling her how it was tradition in the mortal world for an engaged couple to have rings. She showed the older succubus the promise ring Normani gifted her before her transition, and Ciara was so enamored with the detail.

Once she learned that Bey had it made, she knew it would be the perfect opportunity for the blonde to design her own ring for her love.

"You have an idea of what you want?" Ciara asked, her and Bey comfortably sat on Taron's back as he flew them to the welding chamber.

"I've been seeing this design in my head for a while now," Bey responded, her arm loosely wrapped around Ciara's neck. "Two designs, actually. One has a salt and pepper diamond in the center, black marquise diamonds on its top and bottom. The band is a geometric filigree with stones that help keep the diamond in place. But it always ends up morphing into something different. The salt and pepper diamond turns completely black. It's shape is the same as my old family crest. The little black marquise diamonds are now only on the bottom, and the band is more simple. I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to give her."

"Who says you need to go with just one?" Ciara asked.

Bey eyed her, Ciara smiling as she explained.

"The ring I got made for me and Chloe is a culmination of two forms. This gem was harvested from the bath in our honey chamber. I noticed that whenever our connection is open, the honey starts to glow more than it usually would. So when I got some of it made into this ring, it made them even more special..."

Bey brought Ciara's hand up to see the ring. The honey-gold gem gleamed amongst the small rubies that held it.