Moon Bound

Marisol

"You are definitely the most beautiful female in the pack lands."

I smile over at Alpha Artemis, when Judah said that he would be sending his pack members to help me get ready I was not expecting him to send over who he did.

Artemis, Alpha of the North-East pack.

Alexander, the Gamma of Judah's pack.

Scarlet, the witch of Judah's pack.

I was expecting some of the regular wolves in the pack. Not those who actually have status within the pack lands.

I am really glad to be spending time with Artemis, though she does not really seem to care much about me getting ready but her commentary was enough

"She does, but she also looks like she is getting married." Alexander stated as he picked up my white ballgown to observe it.

Scarlet popped his hand with her book. "You should know better than to touch the King's mate." She glared at him. Her eyes softened when she looked at me. "Think of this as a kind of wedding. You and Judah are proclaiming your loyalty to each other and the pack lands in front of the entire pack."

I nod. This is very close to a wedding, I can see why Judah picked out white for me.

Alexander walked away from us while pouting.

"You are going to have to learn to ignore him. I don't know why he out of all of the wolves apart of the pack lands was chosen to be your guardian but he was." Artemis stated as leaned back into the couch.

Even though Artemis was willing to give commentary she hasn't lifted a single finger to help. It's not that she didn't want to. As soon as she walked into the room Alexander and Scarlet immediately veto'd any opinion that she might have. The word tacky was thrown around with some other insults to her fashion taste.

She didn’t seem too offended. Instead she snickered at the insults before taking a seat on the couch.

Scarlet begins to run her fingers through my hair. "Alright dear we are almost done, we just need to get your chosen tiara and then you can look at yourself, and we can be on our way."

I nod. "I chose the silver one with blue jewels, I think Judah has already taken it." The jewels that I saw in my vision, the ones that remind me so much of Judah's eyes.

Scarlet nods. "I guess the only thing left is you seeing how beautiful you are."

I feel my cheeks heat up, they all have been showering me with compliments the entire time. It feels, different. Nice

She slowly turns the chair until I am facing the mirror, and I can't help but gasp as I look at my reflection.

My hair that is normally pin straight was now in waves, and they did my makeup in a way that complimented me.

They used a bit of concealer to cover the little discoloration from under my eyes and a few coats of mascara to lengthen my lashes.

Artemis got up from the couch. "See I told you. Most beautiful female throughout all the pack lands." She held her hand out to help me get up. "You are not just beautiful though, you are strong. I heard about what happened with that damn witch. You will make the perfect Luna Queen."

I smile wide at the compliment. It means so much coming from her. The only female Alpha within the all of the pack lands.

I take her hand and she helps me out of the chair.

"She's right."

I turn to see Benjamin standing by the front door.

He looks so much better than he did yesterday.

I smile at him as he begins to walk closer to me.

"How are you feeling?" I ask.

"I feel perfect. You've always been exceptional at healing."

"Where is Izumi?" I am surprised that she isn't currently hovering over him, especially after what we witnessed yesterday.

"She is with the rest of the pack. The coronation starts soon we better hurry."

The only thing blocking me from the rest of Judah's pack is the set of white double doors in front of me. Two of his warriors are waiting on my signal to open the door.

I am very tempted to flee, the thought of everyone's eyes on me at once was enough to make my stomach turn.

I don't act on my irrational impulse, not only would it embarrass Judah. It would also make his pack feel like I am rejecting them.

I take in a deep breath before nodding my head towards the guards.

They swiftly open the doors and the first thing that I see is Judah.

He looks perfect in his tuxedo, and his crown matches the one that I picked out for myself. It has the same gems that remind me of his eyes all throughout it.

I slowly start to make my way up to him. I can feel everyone staring at me, but I just keep my eyes on Judah. He is the only reason why I haven't ran out of here in the first place.

Judah walks down the steps and meets me at the bottom.

"You look absolutely stunning." He whispers in my ear before he holds his arm out for me to hold onto.

"Thank you. You look very handsome." I whispered back as we began to walk up the stairs together.

I don't know why we are whispering, the whole pack would be able to hear us no matter how low we spoke.

When we finally made it up the steps I took my eyes off of Judah and saw Alpha Lucian standing there with a book in his hand.

"Thank you both for picking me to lead the coronation." He stated before bowing to us.

Judah nods his head at him in acknowledgment.

My cheeks heat up as I realized that I had absolutely no idea what was going on.

"You both will repeat the vows to one another after me." He says after a moment of silence.

"Yes." Judah and I say at the same time.

Judah turns us so we are facing one another. I grab both of his hands in mine and hold them out in front of us. His touch is helping ease the anxiety that is running throughout my body.

"Don't worry, Marisol. You are doing perfect." His voices rings through my head startling me just a little bit.

I smile up at him to assure him that I heard him.

Lucian clears his throat before he starts speaking. "I accept you as my mate."

Judah and I keep our eyes connected as we repeat Lucian's words. "I accept you as my mate."

"I will be loyal to you for the rest of my days."

"I will be loyal to you for the rest of my days."

I feel myself slowly start to get lost in his beautiful dark blue eyes.

We finished our vows to one another and now we had to say our vows to the pack.

I finally pulled my eyes away from Judah, I just realized that I haven’t looked away from him this entire time.

Judah and I face the crowd as we say our vows to serve and protect all of those within the pack lands.

Judah didn’t have to redo his vows, but he did it because he wanted me to be comfortable.

He always wants to remind me that I am perfect mate for him, but that action right there just proves that he is the perfect one.

I scan the large audience in front of us. I see a few familiar faces. Those who I helped pair over the years, Benjamin and Izumi. I keep scanning over the crowd in an attempt to find my family as Judah and I said our vows, but the only person I could find is James.

I made sure to hide my dissapointment with a bright smile his way.

When Judah and I finished our vows we both bowed to show our respect towards everyone in the pack lands.

Judah reached over and grasped my chin turning me to him.

I feel my cheeks heat up. It is normally customary for the Alpha King and the Luna Queen to share a kiss in front of everyone after the vows are done, but I assumed that it would be one of the things that we skipping.

He steps closer to me and starts to lean down.

Just as Judah and I were going to kiss, I heard a collectively gasp before screaming.

Judah immediately pushed me behind him as a red mist began to cover the entire ballroom.

I hold a tight grip on the back of Judah’s tuxedo, as I look around at all the terrified faces of the crowd.

The witch that Ravian and Atticus captured yesterday was standing in between Judah, Lucian and I, and everyone in attendance.

The look that she is giving to Judah lets me know that she is here to do more than issue a warning.