It was a slow march, accompanied by the poignant notes of a lone violin. I kept my eyes firmly trained on the plush red carpet in front of me, wildly hoping my feet didn't catch on the trailing hem of my dress.The crowd was silent, standing at the edges of the carpet, making some sort of aisle. I could almost hear Lucas's voice in my head, telling me to raise my head.I did, surreptitiously taking in the details of the room. It was rightly called the Great Hall, I thought. Much like the guards before, the room was decorated in rich tones of red and gold. Strategic tables with the same rich red tablecloths were placed at the corners of the room, piled high with small finger foods and desserts, even a champagne fountain.The room was pleasantly cool, no doubt alleviated by the fact that the ceilings were indeed very far up, with high beams, and slowly rotating fans adding to the feeling of hypnosis.&
The ceremony was to hold in the ground floor of the pack house and since Meg and Alexis didn't think it would be a good idea to have me get ready at Lucas' house and possibly get my dress dirty on the way here, I was made to get ready in Lucas's penthouse up in the pack house. Lucas himself came from his home to get me. We were in the elevator as Meg so graciously pointed out that trying the manoeuvre the stairs in the voluminous dress I had on, while simultaneously not being able to see my feet - that were teetering slightly in their heeled confines - was a recipe for disaster, or at best, a sprained ankle.Lucas was staring at me with something akin to wonder in his eyes, while my heart pounded wildly.When I tried to speak, my voice came out shaky and slightly high-pitched. "W-where..." I cleared my throat and forced my vocal cords to work in some semblance of normalcy. "Where are the pack members?""Alr
After I'd left Lucas's office that the day before, I'd hurried straight up to his suite and into his bathroom to stare at it in the mirror. Like I suspected, Gavin's mark was completely gone, and on the other side of my neck, Lucas's mark grew slowly. What started as two dark puncture marks were now two intertwined spirals of what looked like black smoke. It was beautiful. But the real wonder was in my mark that lay on Lucas's neck. Everyone that had seen him had commented on it. His had quickly grown into two wolves curled around a small crescent moon so it looked they were reaching for each other and we're curled up in a circle. Where his two dark punctures lay were two very small stars. It looked like a very intricate tattoo. It made me proud just to look at it and now, a slight smile curved my lips as I remembered the look on his face when he'd seen it.A slight tug at the hem of my dress pulled me out of my reverie and had me looking down. A little girl of about six stood there,
My words hung in the air like a charged current. Lucas remained silent, staring at me. Finally, he found his tongue."N-now?", He croaked.I nodded my head. What better time than the present. Besides, if he didn't do it now, I might lose my nerve."Now.""Are you sure?", He asked again."I'm sure."I walked straight into his arms and looked up at him. I saw his eyes darken the split second before he plunged down and took my lips in his.Desire shot through me and I pressed myself to his hard chest and he opened his arms to squeeze me more tightly into himself. He teased my lips with his, biting, suckling, and nibbling until I couldn't take it anymore. I parted my lips for him and his tongue slid in for a split second before darting out again.Groaning, I angled my head a bit more and his mouth continued their reckless plundering. My arms came up around his neck and my hands dived into his lush hair, drawing him closer, wanting to feel all of him. When he wasn't forthcoming, my tongue
She deflated. "Fine. We're worried because Lucas hasn't marked you yet. The Luna is usually marked before the Luna Ball otherwise she has no claim to the title."I felt like I was sucker punched. "W - what?"Again, Meg glanced at my neck, and with a start, I realized she was staring at Gavin's mark that had not quite faded. The main body of the mark had faded completely, leaving two small black marks where his teeth had punctured skin. It was impossible to hide, though it was somewhat inconspicuous if you didn't look hard enough. Meg had looked hard enough. I resisted the urge to raise my hand to the small mark, drawing more attention to it. Instead, I pretended, like I always did that it wasn't there and that the only mark I would bear would be Lucas's.I turned to Alexis, hoping she'd confirm to me that it wasn't true. She was avoiding my eyes. Lucas had to mark me? Why hadn't he said anything? Didn't he want to? Was he regretting the fact that I'm his mate? I mean, I'd wanted to ta
Alexis squealed as we browsed through the shelves, grabbing dresses left, right and centre. My hands were empty and Meg held up a shimmery black dress to herself, asking for our opinion."Too revealing", I said."Perfect", Alexis said.Meg stared at the both of us. "Which should I take?"I shrugged."It's a date with your mate, Meg", Alexis said, rolling her eyes. "There's no such thing as *too revealing*. Cole will love it.""He would, wouldn't he?", Mused Meg. "I wonder if I could get something shorter than this?"I shook my head, amused. "That's one's revealing enough, Meg. You'll look fine.""Not just fine", Alexis cut in. "You'll look mega-super-awesomely-hot!""What she said", I said.Meg grabbed the dress and began looking for another one."Aren't you getting anything, Adrienne?", Alexis asked.I shook my head. "I don't really feel like shopping.""You never feel like shopping", Meg cut in. "The Luna Ball is in a week! You need to get something."I groaned at the reminder. Afte