It was close to midnight when Satele finally got home. Lana was still in bed snoring into the pillows as she walked in and quietly closed the door. Then she approached her bed and slumped down on top of the covers. Staring at the ceiling, her fingers found the holocron medallion and as she gently rubbed it, she closed her eyes thinking about Malgus and what would happen tomorrow after they talk with Lord Darkspanner.

Am I really going to get married? She thought, feeling excited and scared at the same time.

Everything was happening so fast, she felt dazed and a little disoriented.

Then her thoughts went to the wedding night and her stomach muscles involuntarily clenched thinking about what will happen when they were alone. She had no idea what to do or how to do it and instant fear engulfed her. She was afraid he might find her lack of experience troubling.

Kicking her boots off, she turned to her side and faced the wall.

Tomorrow I'll ask Lana or Lyrna about it, she thought, feeling anxious.

The next day after breakfast, Satele and Malgus approached Lord Darkspanner.

"It's always a pleasure to see a happy couple." She said with a smile. "I would love to marry you."

"When can you do it?" Malgus asked.

"In three days meet me at the Temple and then I will perform the ceremony." She said looking at them.

"Alright." Malgus said with slight unease. I can wait three days, he thought with a frown thinking about spending two more nights in Nico's company.

Turning to Satele and as he gently squeezed her hands, he said.

"I'll see you at dinner."

Then he left the building.

After Malgus left, Lord Darkspanner approached Satele. With a smile, she looked at her and said.

"I'm happy for you. He is a fine man and I know your marriage will be a long-lasting one."

"Thank you." Satele replied. As she was about to excuse herself, Lord Darkspanner asked.

"Have you had another dream? Perhaps with him again?"

Gazing into her eyes, Satele replied.

"No, I haven't dreamt about him."

"But you will let me know if you do, right?" She asked, searching Satele's eyes.

"Yes of course." Satele replied feeling a little peculiar about her questioning.

"I'll see you at the temple shortly." She said. Then she walked away and approached her fellow Chagrian follower. After exchanging a few words with him, he glanced toward Satele, and then he turned around and left the room.

A hand touched her shoulder. Turning around, Satele found herself face to face with Lyrna and her husband.

"Satele." She said. "This is my husband, Lord Scourge."

From the Chiss's smiling face, Satele looked at the tall Pureblood Sith standing beside her. He had similar features to Lord Vowrawn, however, his frame was much larger and he looked to be a little younger than the other Sith.

Shaking hands with him, Satele said.

"Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is mine." He said in a deep voice. Then he added as he let go of her hand. "I personally knew your ancestor Revan."

With a perplexed expression, she looked at him and asked.

"But that would make you…

"Immortal?" He asked with a sly grin.

"Indeed." Satele replied feeling confused. She didn't understand how this was possible.

Before she could have asked a question, he said to her.

"It's a long story and I don't want to bore you with it." Then he turned to his wife and as he planted a kiss on her lips, he said. "I have to get going. I'll see you later."

When the two women were left alone, Satele asked.

"May I ask you something?"

"Yes, Satele." She replied looking at her anxious expression.

"Do you think you can come over to my place later?"

"Are you nervous about your wedding?" Lyrna asked.

"Yes." Satele replied.

With a warm smile, she said. "Yes, I would love to come over."

"Thank you." Satele replied with excitement.

"I'll see you later." Lyrna said and then she walked away and headed toward the kitchen.

In the temple, Satele helped out to prepare for the evening's worship. Since her encounter with Revan's spirit, she felt at ease here. At times she found herself staring at the box on the table. She was curious to find out what he meant by saying the mask will show her something. However, she didn't want to ask Lord Darkspanner to open up the box for her. The message she received felt personal and she didn't want anyone, besides Malgus to know about that. When she told him what happened he was amazed but also skeptical. The first thing that came to his mind was a possible trick by Lord Darkspanner. Satele sensed that Malgus was not fond of her, but she didn't think she was trying to trick her. The vision seemed genuine enough to assure Satele that she was indeed where she needed to be.

The jungle was hot and annoyingly humid today, Malgus thought, feeling irritated as he took out an arrow from its quiver and strung up the bow. Although he was perfectly capable of using the Force to kill, he found it interesting and even fun to utilize a primitive weapon like this.

This climate was not for his liking and he wished to be somewhere else. Large beads of cold sweat ran down his head and back as he carefully aimed at an animal that was oblivious, eating his midday feast. The carnivorous mammal was greedily tearing into the carcass of another smaller animal when suddenly he looked up and sniffed the air. As Malgus let go of the arrow, the animal turned his way. Deftly evading the arrow, with a loud roar he sped toward Malgus.

Quickly taking out another arrow, Malgus had just enough time to string it up and let it loose.

This time the arrow found its way into the animal's flesh. However, the wound was not fatal and with an anguished roar, the fierce animal rushed at him with full speed.

Quickly, Malgus sent a powerful blow toward the advancing animal, knocking him back. As the large body collided with a tree, a loud cracking sound was heard as the animal's vertebrae snapped in half. With a satisfied grin, Malgus looked at the animal's broken body. He missed the violence and the great sensation of the hunt and kill. Every time he took a life, the satisfaction he felt from it was just what he needed. If he had made a different choice on Dromund Kaas, by now he would have been in Ord Radama fighting a battle against the Republic. However, he made his choice and there was no going back now.

"Nice shot." A man's deep voice drifted through the air disturbing Malgus's troubled thoughts.

Looking to his left, Malgus noticed the Pureblood Sith coming his way. Clipped to his belt were two small animals dangling against his legs as he approached him.

"Lord Scourge." Malgus said respectfully bowing his head.

"Lord Malgus." The Sith replied also bowing his head. Stopping in front of Malgus, and after shaking hands, he said. "I was surprised to see you here on Lehon. I thought you were in charge of the military." With a sly grin, he added. "What happened?"

With a smirk, Malgus replied. "I met a woman."

Instantly a small smile appeared on Scourge's face and then he said.

"That's always a good reason to leave everything behind."

"Did you also leave everything behind?" Malgus asked searching his eyes.

"Indeed I did." He replied. However, his reasoning was not because of a woman, but because he lost faith in the Empire. Although his attempts on the Emperor's life failed, he never gave up on his vision of the Jedi who would eventually defeat the Emperor.

And this Jedi was none other than Satele Shan. When he saw her the other day on the training ground he was certain it was she who he had seen in his vision. He was certain the Force brought her here for a reason. He hoped that this time with her help, he would accomplish what he hadn't achieved hundreds of years ago with her ancestor Revan.

Then he added. "I heard you two are getting married soon. Congratulations."

"Thank you." Malgus said. Then he started to walk toward the prey to collect it. He wanted to get back into the camp to get out of his clothes and take a shower.

After picking up the animal, Malgus turned around and walked back toward Scourge.

"I usually prefer to hunt alone as well." Scourge said sizing up the prey on Malgus's shoulder.

While they walked back to the camp, Malgus asked.

"The woman you are married to, is she a Jedi?"

"No." He replied as he kept up his pace with Malgus.

"A Sith?" Malgus asked again.

"No." Scourge replied. "She is none of those." Then he asked. "Why are you asking?"

Malgus was curious to know how Scourge's marriage fared.

"Where did you meet her anyway?" Malgus asked as he kept on walking.

"I met her on her home planet Csilla." He explained. "I always wanted to visit that planet and when I finally had the chance to go there, the first person who tried to cheat me out of some credits was her."

"What do you mean?" Malgus asked. "What did she do?"

With a smug smile, Scourge looked at Malgus and said. "Back then she was different. She was nothing but a thief. I almost ended up killing her but then something inside stopped me. After I spared her life, we started to get to know one another, and then we fell in love."

Suddenly, the memory of Satele's unconscious body on the space station came into Malgus's head. Thinking back on that moment, he wondered what had stopped him from killing her that day. Dismissing this memory, he asked.

"Are you happy with her?"

"She is my everything." He replied with a smile.

A few seconds went by when Scourge asked. "Do you love her?"

"Yes." Malgus replied. To say this out loud was still strange to him, but with time, he thought, I'll get used to it.

"You make a perfect couple." Scourge said looking at Malgus.

"Why would you think that?" Malgus asked looking at him.

"Just a hunch." He said with a sly smile. "I'm really good at those."

When they got back to the camp, they headed straight to the kitchen. After dropping off the prey, Malgus exchanged a few more words with Scourge and then he decided to go and see Satele in the temple.

As he entered, the first thing that caught his eye was the tall statue of Revan standing at the back of the temple surrounded by hundreds of burning candles. Then his eyes landed on Lord Darkspanner kneeling in front of the altar lighting up candles. There were others within the temple as well, however, he didn't see Satele.

Approaching her, Malgus stood behind her. Looking at the back of her head, he asked.

"Where is Satele?"

Without turning around, she replied. "I sent her home already."

"Is she alright?" He asked with slight worry.

Standing up, she turned to face him and said.

"Yes, she is alright."

Then with a sly smile, she said. "I hope you will take care of her. She is precious and deserves to be happy."

With a frown, he looked at her and said.

"Don't worry about her. She's in good hands."

"Of course." She replied intently gazing into his eyes.

Then he asked. "When can I get my weapon back?"

Turning her attention to one of the followers, she signaled for him to go and collect the weapon.

Within a few minutes, he returned with his lightsaber.

As he handed the weapon to Malgus, Lord Darkspanner said.

"I'll see you tonight."

Then she turned away from him and walked back to the altar.

Malgus couldn't care less about worshipping a long-dead person. However, by choosing to stay and live here, he had no choice but to comply. Clipping his weapon to his belt, he swiftly left the temple and headed to Satele's home.

Lord Darkspanner's dark eyes intently watched him as he left the cave. Then she walked behind the altar and opened up a hidden door, exposing a small room behind the wall. Stepping inside, she locked the door and then approached the table that stood in the middle of the room. Turning on the hologram projector, she made a call.

Standing in front of the house, Malgus knocked on the front door and said.

"Satele. Open the door."

However, there was no answer.

Knocking again, he called out. His loud voice boomed at the door.

"Satele. Open up!"

Still, there was no answer. A sudden mixture of fear and anger enveloped him. With great force, he kicked the door in, sending it flying into the house. As he predicted, no one was home. Looking around, he didn't see anything unusual. Everything looked as it should be.

Where is she? He thought, panicking.

For a few seconds, his head felt like it was going to explode from the anger and worry he felt at the moment. Taking a few deep breaths, he calmed himself down and then walked outside and headed toward the canal.

As he reached the canal, he saw a few Jedi and Sith practicing on the beach. Walking past them, he headed down toward the other end of the shore where large boulders cut the beach in half giving a more private setting. As he walked around one of the boulders, with relief, he saw Satele on the beach training with her lightsaber.

Leaning against the boulder, Malgus curiously watched as she spun her weapon around attacking an imaginary enemy. Her fluid, strong moves were a view to behold, as she twisted and turned her lean body. Then a few roundhouse kicks later, she landed on the ground and sent a strong shock wave rippling the fine sand, making it flying into the air. The ground slightly trembled beneath Malgus's feet as he watched her with awe.

Then she looked his way and as she deactivated her weapon, a shy smile appeared on her face. Pushing away from the boulder, he approached her.

"How did you do that?" He asked gazing into her eyes.

Shrugging her shoulders, she coyly said.

"I've been practicing this for a while now."

"Impressive." He said with a thin smile.

Then her eyes landed on his weapon and she said. "I see you got yours back as well."

"I was at the temple." He said. "Why did you leave?"

Satele felt nervous about everything that happened lately and she felt the need to be left alone. That is why she came to the beach, to let out the pent up energy she had been holding back for a while. It felt good to have her weapon back and she was happy to use it again.

"I just wanted to be alone." She said.

"Do you want me to leave?" He asked searching her eyes.

"No." She replied. Then she sat down on the ground and motioned for him to sit beside her.

Sitting beside her and after a few minutes baking in the sun, he gazed at the tremendously inviting water. Swiftly looking around, and not seeing anyone, he asked.

"Do you want to go for a swim?"

"Now?" She asked perplexed.

"Yes, now." He said with a wide grin as he started to remove his clothing.

"Alright." She said with a mischievous grin. "But I'm not getting naked."

"Suit yourself." He said winking at her as he discarded his clothes and then he started to run toward the water.

Satele rolled her eyes watching his pale nude body wading into the ocean and then disappearing from her view.

After pulling her boots off and taking her vest off, she walked toward the ocean and placed her bare feet into the cool water. Then she slowly started to walk in. As the water reached her waistline, a sudden shiver rushed through her body. Shading her eyes, she looked toward the far horizon, and then her eyes landed on Malgus beckoning her to come closer.

Submerging herself, she started to swim toward him.

When she reached him, the first thing he did was to splash some water on her face, making Satele scream with surprise.

Wiping the water out of her eyes, she sent a small Force wave toward him, drenching his face with salty water. Suddenly he ducked beneath the water and swam toward her legs. Grabbing hold of her legs, he pulled her under and pressed his lips to hers.

Cradling his shoulders, she pressed her body against his, and then they drifted up toward the surface.

As they emerged, he gently bit down on her lower lip making her smile. Then his tongue found hers and everything that bothered him earlier was instantly forgotten. Her sweet kiss awakened his hunger for her and then his hands swiftly roamed over her body. This time he didn't hold back his desire for her.

While their bodies were entangled, Satele felt something hard at her abdomen. After a few seconds, she realized what it was. Curiosity took over her and slowly she ran her hand over his wide chest and then lower until she reached his manhood that stood erect against her stomach.

Touching him felt like holding a lightsaber, she thought with amazement. The texture of his manhood felt smooth and firm, and as she ran her hand over his length he loudly moaned into her mouth.

Breaking the kiss, he gazed into her eyes and in a hushed tone, he said.

"Satele…please don't make this harder for me."

"Harder?" She asked with a mischievous grin.

Instantly, her remark made him crack a smile. Then his facial expression changed as she started to move her hands. He like this, she thought with awe, watching his face. Now she didn't want to stop. She was curious about where this was going.

Malgus's pulse instantly skyrocketed as her hands deftly started to move up and down. Grabbing onto her hips, he tried to kiss her when she shook her head and in a sweet, teasing voice, she asked.

"Do you like this?"

Nodding his head, he gazed into her eyes and then he swallowed hard.

It had been a while since he had felt a woman's touch and he knew he would not last long if she kept on going.

Picking up her pace, Satele curiously watched his face as it first became relaxed and then euphoric. Closing his eyes, his breathing started to pick up while a deep, low moan escaped him.

A great sensation of euphoria swept through his trembling body as the first wave of pleasure enveloped him. Then this amazing pleasure became stronger and more powerful when he reached his climax.

His hands felt like crushing her hips as he came undone. It was a fascinating view to see his face morphing into something that she had never seen before. At that moment he looked the most vulnerable she had ever seen him. It greatly surprised her that this kind of action made him powerless. Satele smiled on the inside. I've got you now, she thought, looking at him.

As his breathing slowed down, he looked into her eyes and saw a glint of mischief in them.

Then he looked down and with a sly grin, he said.

"I hope you are happy now."

"What do you mean?" She asked confused. Then she looked down and saw something floating between them in the water.

With a puzzled expression, she looked at him. As he started to laugh, she cracked a smile, and then she started to laugh too.

After they got back to the shore, he got dressed. Pulling her closer, he gazed into her eyes and asked.

"Would you ever forgive me if I did you wrong?"

"Well." She said with a frown. "It would depend on what it is."

Taking a deep breath, Malgus thought maybe this was the time to tell her about him killing her Master. This secret he was keeping from her started to bother him more and more as the days passed. It felt like an itch he couldn't scratch and he wanted to get this off his chest. As he was about to confess, some of the Revanite followers rushed onto the beach, laughing and screaming as they approached the couple.

Rushing past them they waded into the water while Malgus and Satele looked on. Then as he turned back to her to continue on with the conversation, she bent down and picked up her weapon. After clipping it to her belt, she said.

"I have to get back home. Lyrna is coming over soon."

"Lyrna?" He asked feeling disappointed. With the distraction of the screaming Revanites, the moment had passed, and now he didn't feel like telling her what truly happened. Maybe it's better this way, he sourly thought, looking at her.

After fixing the door for Satele, that evening, while Malgus silently stood at the back of the temple and while the worship ceremony went on, his thoughts were somewhere else.

His mind was on many things including the Dark Council and Adraas.

Knowing that he most likely survived the attack gave him a sour taste in his mouth.

He was still out there somewhere, possibly re-building Korriban, or maybe the council decided to send him back to Ord Radama in his place. They might even make him a General, he thought with anger thinking about his smug face beneath that wretched mask.

Then he looked around and saw all the solemn faces looking at Lord Darkspanner as she preached her verses of Revan's teachings at the altar.

He had a feeling that all this mumbo jumbo was just a distraction from something much bigger to come. He just couldn't shake off this damned feeling. He had been in many places and seen many things but somehow this community gave him a peculiar feeling inside. He felt that Lord Darkspanner was hiding something and he wanted to find out what it was.

After the ceremony, he walked Satele home and as they stood in the doorway, he saw Lord Scourge's wife heading their way.

"I thought she had already been?" He asked looking at Satele.

"She changed her mind and wanted to meet after the ceremony." Satele replied. Then she added. "She said before a girl gets married she needs a proper bride night."

"Bride night?" He asked confused. "What's that?"

"It's something they do on her planet." Satele replied with a smile. "She said it will be fun."

"And fun indeed it will be." The Chiss woman chimed stepping in front of them.

"Lord Malgus." She slightly bowed her head while her crimson eyes searched his face.

"I would like to invite you, however, this is solely for ladies."

"That's alright." Malgus replied. "Have fun."

Saying that he kissed Satele and then walked away and headed back home.

"Who else is coming?" Satele asked with excitement. She had no idea what the party was supposed to be about nevertheless she was excited.

"Just Lana." Lyrna replied as they went inside.

Within minutes, Lana arrived. Closing the door behind her, she approached them with a wide smile. Then she placed a bag down on the table and took a bottle and three cups out of it.

"What is that?" Satele inquired looking at the bottle.

"Something that would bring a smile to your face, my friend." Lana teased as she opened the bottle and poured the colorless liquid into each cup.

"To us ladies." She said as she placed the cups into the hands of the other two. Then she lifted her hand and signaled for them to drink. In one quick motion, Lyrna drank hers, while Satele suspiciously looked at her cup. The colorless liquid smelled sweet and as she placed the tip of her tongue into the cup, she felt a tingling sensation as she touched the liquid.

"Come on Satele." Lana insisted. "Drink it up."

Quickly, Satele swallowed the drink. Instantly, she felt a burning sensation in her mouth and throat as the fiery drink made its way to her stomach.

"Hmmm." She moaned. "What is this?" She asked putting down her cup.

"This is Lord Darkspanner's special brew." Lana explained as she poured another cup for everyone. "You know she is very skilled when it comes to mixing or brewing things like this."

"How do you know this?" Satele asked feeling already dizzy.

"I know this," Lana said with a smile. "Because I work in the kitchen." Then she added as she emptied her cup. "Kitchen help love to talk and gossip."

Then she motioned for Satele again to empty her cup.

"Lana is right." Lyrna said smiling at Satele. "Lord Darkspanner is very resourceful."

Suddenly, Satele's mind went to what Malgus said about the drug that knocked them out. Looking at Lana, she asked.

"What about the drug that they drugged us with? Have you found out anything about that?"

With a frown, Lana sat at the table and said.

"Not yet, but I'm working on it."

Then Satele looked at Lyrna hoping to find out if she knew anything about that.

"Unfortunately I can't help you with that, however, I can help you with other, more interesting things." Saying that she winked at Satele.

"I know you are nervous about your upcoming nuptials, so I'm here to ease your fears and teach you a thing or two."

"What can you tell us?" Lana asked with an excited expression. "I'm all ears."

Turning to Lana, Lyrna asked. "Have you been with a man before?"

Thinking for a second, Lana made a grimacing face, and then she said.

"No, not really. But I'm looking forward to it."

Then Lyrna turned to Satele and asked the same question.

"No, I have not." Satele replied feeling a little dizzier. The drink was strong and was slowly taking over her body, making her feel tingly all over.

Then she blurted out while snickering.

"I did something today."

"What did you do?" Lana asked.

After Satele explained to them what happened in the water, Lana burst out in laughter, while Lyrna nodded her head in agreement.

"Oh, you made the first step into the beauty of pleasures." Lyrna said gazing into Satele's' dazed complexion. "However, there are other things you can do to him to make him tremble like a leaf."

"What things?" Lana asked again. To Satele, she seemed more curious than her.

When she explained what a woman could do with her mouth and tongue, Lana started to laugh again, while Satele felt petrified. For the love of Force, she couldn't imagine doing something like that to Malgus. It just seemed disgusting and thinking about doing that to him made her stomach churn.

"Do you do this to your husband?" Satele asked searching Lyrna's eyes.

"Of course." She replied. "We women can hold tremendous power over men. This is one thing that would make them love you forever. Believe me, I know." She said with a sly smile.

Then she explained what men like to do to their partners.

This time Lana stayed strangely quiet listening to what Lyrna said.

Satele was amazed by her experience. The things she said were amazing to hear. She had never thought that so many techniques or positions can make an intimate experience extra special.

Then after the third cup, Lana stood up and slowly made her way to her bed.

After searching under her pillow, she pulled out a long object and smacked it down on the middle of the table.

With eyes big as saucers, Satele looked at the thing on the table, and then she said.

"Lana? Did you steal this from Nico, or did he give it to you?"

"I stole it." Lana said snickering.

"I have seen these before in pleasure houses of Ryloth." Lyrna said with a wide smile.

"Have you used it yet?" Lyrna asked, pulling up one of her eyebrows.

"Indeed I have." Lana said with a smirk.

"But you are untouched." Satele said puzzled. "How is that possible….

Before she could have finished her sentence Lana abruptly cut in. "Not anymore."

From the 'viper', Satele's eyes landed on Lana and then a burst of loud laughter left her mouth. Then she asked. "How was it?"

Sitting down, Lana placed her hands on the object and as she picked it up, with a satisfied face she said. "At first, it was a little painful, I'm not going to lie, but then the pleasure I felt from it quickly made the pain go away, making me fully satisfied."

"Good for you." Lyrna said winking at Lana.

Their conversation went late into the night, as the bottle emptied. Satele had never laughed this much in her life like she did tonight. She felt truly carefree and happy. She even considered doing things to Malgus now that she would have shied away from before. Now she was looking forward to spending the night with him.

At his house, while drinking out of the bottle, Malgus started to relax a little while the fairly buzzed Nico and Scourge made fun of almost everyone within the camp. The colorless liquid smoothly went down, making him feel relaxed and happy. It was fun to watch them mimicking others. Malgus never experienced this much fun before. He rarely let his guard down, but tonight was an exceptional night and he wanted to enjoy it fully. His spirit was high and thinking that in just a few days he will marry Satele, gave him a warm feeling inside.

Dawn was almost upon them when Scourge got up and said.

"I better get home and get some sleep."

While Nico went to use the refresher, Malgus walked Scourge out. As he was about to say farewell, Scourge turned to him and said.

"I kept noticing that you are troubled. Some of your thoughts were on her late Master tonight. Did you kill him?"

Malgus didn't want to lie. He sensed that Scourge was more than capable of reading others and it was pointless to hide something like this from him.

"Yes, I did." Malgus replied looking into his eyes.

"And she doesn't know this, right?" Scourge asked.

"No." Malgus replied.

Folding his arms in front of his chest, Scourge let out a frustrated sigh and said.

"I guess we are on the same team regarding her."

Furrowing his eyebrows, Malgus asked. "What do you mean?"

"I betrayed her ancestor Revan." He said with an expression of tremendous regret.

Malgus didn't have to ask how this was possible. He already knew about Scourge's immortal life.

"What did you do?" Malgus asked.

"I killed the Exile and betrayed Revan so I could live." Scourge replied. Then he added. "That is why I came here to pay my respect and repent for what I have done." Letting out a frustrated sigh he continued. "After all these years, the guilt is still haunting me."

"Should I tell her then?" Malgus asked with slight worry.

"I can't speak or make a decision on your behalf, however, if you truly love her I think you should come clean. It would be fair to her." Scourge said.

"I'm afraid if I do that she'll hate me and would leave." Malgus replied.

"Then my friend, let's hope she never finds out." Scourge said, placing his hand on Malgus's shoulder. After giving it a slight squeeze, he let him go and reassuringly said. "Your secret stays with me."

Then he walked away leaving Malgus standing in the doorway with a worried expression.

Two days later while standing in front of the altar, and holding her hands, Malgus looked into Satele's eyes and repeated after Lord Darkspanner.

"I pledge to never leave your side but stand with you till death do us part. I vow to respect you and love you. Together we can withstand anything that may come in our way. I pledge my life my soul and my love to you, Satele Shan."

Satele's body trembled to hear his vows. Suddenly her throat felt dry and as she swallowed hard she hoped that when it was her turn she would be able to speak her vows.

Then Lord Darkspanner looked at Satele and asked to repeat the same after her.

When Satele finished her vows, Malgus lightly squeezed her hands and then pulling her closer, he embraced her and pressed his lips to hers.

Tightly holding onto him, Satele pressed her body against his, enjoying the kiss.

Then Lord Darkspanner said.

"May the Force be with you."

As he let go of her and looked into her glazed eyes, Malgus cracked a smile and then picking her up, he started to walk out of the temple followed by the smiling guests.

At the dining room, Lana presented a cake that she baked just for them.

The black and white cake looked like a mosaic piece as she placed it down in front of the newlyweds.

Surprisingly, it looked and tasted good, Satele thought, placing a forkful into her mouth.

Then her attention turned to Nico, who started to sing clapping his hands and beating a steady rhythm with his cowboy boots. His strong voice drifted through the room, making everyone turn his way. Then Lana and Lyrna joined in, forming an instant band, amazing everyone with their voices. Thankfully besides water, there wasn't any specialty liquid served which made Satele relax a little bit. She was afraid if they started drinking that potent drink, the wedding party might turn out to be different.

After dinner, it was time for everyone to retire for the night. A sudden nervousness swept through Satele as they left the building and headed toward the beach. Malgus wanted to spend the night on the beach where he and Nico sat up a campfire before the wedding.

Passing the boulders, Satele noticed there was a large pile of wood in the same place where they sat the other day. Beside the pile was a dark blanket lying on the sandy ground.

Although the evening was warmer than usual, Satele started to shiver as she looked from the blanket to Malgus, who ignited his lightsaber and pressed the end of it into the pile of wood.

Instantly, the dry twigs caught on fire engulfing their faces with a warm orange glow.

Then he deactivated his weapon and clipped it on his belt.

When his eyes met hers, Satele's pulse instantly accelerated.

As he started to remove his clothes, she also started to take her clothes off.

Standing naked in front of him, Satele nervously bit her lower lip as his eyes roamed over her trembling figure. This was the first time someone saw her nude and this sensation felt extremely strange. She wanted to cover up, but then he approached her and as he cupped her face into his hands, he gently kissed her and in a hushed voice, he said.

"You are everything I was hoping for."

Looking into his eyes, she asked.

"Am I?"

With a mischievous grin, he said.

"You are so naive...wife."

Then his hungry lips devoured hers.

To be continued...