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“Dane?” I yelled as my heart almost dropped, I held my chest and stopped as I tried to calm my racing heartbeat. My breathing was coming out in gasps, “You nearly gave me a heart attack.” I yelled.
“Shh,” he said as he walked up to me and grabbed my hand, he pulled me up to him and held me against himself. I gasped and looked up at him, the water coming down his hair and wetting his clothes, as he looked down at me.
“Who did you think it was?” he breathed as he took my wet hair out of my face, “Who else can sneak in your room and prank you this way?”
I smiled as I licked my lips, “I don’t know… maybe…” I paused as I went deep in thoughts.
“No one… okay, else that person would be dead… your body is only for my eyes to behold… you hear me?”
I nodded slowly and I placed my hand on his chest as I pushed. him back with all my strength so I could break free.
“Huh?” Dane groaned as he saw me grab a towel and raced out of the bathroom. “Don’t tell me nothing is happening tonight. Baby.”
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I rushed my PJ on and laid on the bed as he stood there watching me in surprise. “Just tonight… and after our ceremony tomorrow, I will be all yours to have.”
I closed my eyes and slowly drifted to sleep.
I sat in my room, it was time for the mating ceremony, I looked at the window as I watched my beautiful white dress. I couldn’t help but think about everything.
“Are you nervous?” Piper asked, breaking my thoughts.
I turned to find her leaning against the frame, a shy smile spreading across her face. She had my veil in her hands; the delicate lace moved to the floor like a river of silver.
“A little,” I said, smoothing out the front of the dress. “But more so excited.”
Forward one step, she leaned it over my head gingerly. The fingers tarried at their work, adjusting the weave until her gaze finally met mine in the mirror.
“You look like Luna,” she said, her grin spreading. “Though I still think you’re way too nice to Dane. Make him stressed a little. today, will you?”
I laughed, shaking my head. “He was stressed enough during the rehearsal.”
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Piper smirked. “True. Watching him trip over that log was the highlight of my week.”
We got to the ceremony site and it nearly took my breath away. Flowers in all colors lined the aisle, while glowing lanterns. dangled from the trees, their soft light giving it all an almost different quality.
Really, the pack had outdone themselves this time.
The closer I got to the clear area, the more my heart ballooned with all these people present in their Sunday best.
The werewolves that had once kept a distance from each other now stood shoulder to shoulder, faces filled with anticipation.
Dane stood waiting at the altar, his broad shoulders, his calm physique a grounding presence even from afar. I nearly jumped for joy when I saw my twin baby’s standing on either side of
Dane.
Tristan wore a blue suit like his father, and Seraphina had a white dress similar to mine, they smiled happily at me as I smiled at them through my veil.
Dane never told me he was flying the kids over… What a wonderful surprise.
“You’ve got this,” Piper whispered as she handed me my bouquet. I nodded at her and I walked to them and we all walked together like the perfect family to the flowery decorated
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seats in the front roll.
The ceremony began with Trajan stepping forward to address the pack. He stood tall, his usual composure softened by the
occasion.
“Today isn’t just about two werewolves coming together,” he said, his voice carrying easily over the crowd.
“It’s about growth. About loyalty. About what we’ve all overcome together,” I noticed his eyes were on Joclyn a little too much of the time.
The pack erupted into cheers, their unity clearly evident.
And then there was Joclyn, tall and commanding, her ancient blessing at hand.
She spoke sweetly and powerfully, and in the strength of every word was a promise. She extended her hands over Dane and me. As she called us forward.
Seraphina got us and showered pink and white flowers on our path, Tristan was beside her holding our rings.
I smiled. This is the perfect wedding I dreamt of with Dane years
ago.
“Let the grove now bless this union,” Joclyn said in an awed voice. “May your bonding reinforce the pack and lead us to better days.”
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As Dane and I exchanged vows, he took my hands in his, and I couldn’t help but smile.
“I never thought I’d find someone like you,” he started, thought his voice was even, there was emotion deep in his eyes.
“You’ve shown me what it means to lead with strength and compassion. To love without fear. I promise to stand by you, always.
My throat had gone tight, but I said, “Dane, you have been my partner in every sense of the word. Together we have faced darkness and found light. I promise to uphold this bond, protect what we’ve built, and believe in us until my last breath.”
The pack erupted in cheers, washing over us in waves as we sealed our vows with a kiss.
The rest was just magic. Music wove a spell through the air, tables groaning under food and drink, wolves dancing in the light of the lanterns, their laughter tumbling with echoes across the clearing.
Piper and Warrick had been at each other since the preparation began, but for once, they didn’t seem so weird.
I managed to catch them dancing together, movements uncoordinated but full of laughter.
“You’re not so bad at this,” Piper teased, stepping on Warrick’s foot.
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“Could’ve fooled me,” he shot back, wincing. But the look on his face betrayed his enjoyment.
Nearby, Trajan stood with Joclyn, their conversation quiet but animated. He handed her another small carving and her rare smile lit up her face.
As the night wore on, Dane and I slipped away from the crowd. We sat on a tumbled log at the edge of the clearing, the stars overhead far clearer than I’d ever seen.
“I never imagined this life,” I whispered, my gaze fixed on the village below.
Dane pulled me close, his arm around my shoulders. “Neither did I. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
I leaned my head against him, the warmth of his presence steadying me. For the first time in years, I was at peace.
The same could not be said for everyone. Rowan held himself apart, staying at the edge of the gathering as though caught between envy and frustration.
His gaze flicked toward Dane and then me, returning to the earth.
“Not joining the fun?” Alina’s voice sent him jumping.
He turned to find her leaning against a tree, her arms crossed, eyes sharp.
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Alina leaned sideways into him. “You are not the only one with feelings never spoken.”
Rowan frowned. “This the second time you are saying this and what’s that supposed to mean?”
She nodded toward Piper and Warrick, who still were on the dance floor. “Once again, i will say this, sometimes, the heart wants what it can’t have.”
Her words seemed to hang heavy with implications in the air that Rowan didn’t quite grasp.
“I will be frank with you, I still don’t understand the tiniest bit of what you are saying and should I give you a hint of what’s in my mind,” he said.
“Well, not only don’t I understand but I also don’t give a damn.”
