His Possession or His Princess

Fifty-Two | The Ceremony

Cal

I walk into Luna Amy’s bedroom and see that she and my mom are both fully ready for the ceremony tonight. They both look at me with excitement in their eyes as they’re ready to get their hands on me and to make me over.

I sit on a stool in front of the lavish vanity, but then Amy scolds me and demands I turn around towards her and allow her to do my make-up.

She decided she didn’t want a chance of me seeing my reflection so she made me stand up, moved the stool, and grabbed her bag of make up so that she could get to work. My mom stands behind me and I listen quietly as the two of them do my hair and make-up and they chat and giggle as if they’ve been best friends forever. My mom has never had many friends so seeing her get along so well with Titus’ mom makes my heart feel warm. It also makes me more confident in this match that the moon goddess made for me. Not only is Titus my perfect match, but his mom also gets along well with mine, and I’m sure if his dad was still around that he would get on well with mine.

I hear my mom mutter swear words underneath her breath before she would start my hair over again. I hear her do this multiple times and I giggle softly every time and Amy pokes fun at her, but Amy does the same thing when she thinks she messed up part of my makeup.

It takes a while before they’re done and then they very carefully help put my dress on and then they lead me towards a full-length mirror. They made me close my eyes until they had everything situated just right and my mom says, “Okay, open.”

I listen to what she says and I immediately am drawn to my eyes. Amy used a darker purple eyeshadow, almost a plum color that blended into a brown which just seemed to make my eyes pop even more. She did my lipstick in a more natural color, but it was slightly pinker than my natural shade. My mom put my hair into a side fishtail braid and has white and purple flowers pinned in it and she put some gold earrings on my ears.

The dress is stunning. It is an A-line dress that flows all the way to my feet and at the bottom of the dress it’s an ombre from white to purple. I glance at Amy and she smiles, “The dress was originally white. I felt like the purple gave that extra touch it needed for our one-of-a-kind Luna.”

I wrap my arms around her in a tight hug and tears threaten to fall. She pulls away from me when she hears me sniffle and says, “Don’t you dare cry right now! Everything is perfect!”

I laugh at her response and my mom wraps me in a hug and says, “I’m proud of you, Calliope.”

I hear my dad’s voice, “Are you ladies ready?”

I turn towards him and he smiles at me and walks towards me and quickly wraps his arms around me and says softly, “My sweet girl, you are so gorgeous.”

“Thanks dad.”

After a moment I hear Amy say, “Are you all ready?”

We look at each other and nod and my parents walk out of the room hand in hand, and I follow after. I look around as I walk, and it really seems to hit me that today my life is going to change.

Titus

I take a deep breath as I wait for Calliope and her parents for the ceremony to commence.

All of our pack members are here, watching excitedly, because we will finally have an Alpha and a Luna again.

My mom catches my eyes, and she makes a motion telling me to breathe. I smile and nod as I inhale deeply and then exhale.

I hear the sound of footsteps on the ground, and I look towards the sound and I see Richard and Danica walking towards me arm in arm. Richard is standing tall and proud, and his wife is smiling brightly with excitement.

They walk in front of me and both nod their heads in respect for me and I say loudly for everyone today, “Ladies and gentlemen, we have gathered here to add two new people to our pack, as well as our Luna.” People begin to clap at the mention of Calliope and I can’t help how big my smile gets. I continue, “These people standing in front of me is your Luna’s parents. They actually have quite a history.”

I look towards Richard silently asking for his permission and he nods with a small. I grin and continue, “Richard used to be the Beta of a pack who unfortunately was demolished by rogues. He and Cali were the only survivors. During this battle he lost his first mate, but as fate would have it he got a second chance mate. This is Danica and she is a fairy. Although it is extremely rare for the moon goddess to destine us with a different kind that is exactly what she did with Richard and Danica. These two seem to be perfectly matched and it is my honor to bring them into our pack.”

I look towards Richard and say, “Repeat after me, sir.”

He nods in confirmation and repeats my words as I say, “I, Richard, promise to be a part of the Crescent Moon pack. I will do my duties to protect this pack and help make it thrive.”

After he repeated my words I took a knife and cut into my hand and passed it to him for him to repeat the action. We then shook hands and let our blood mix together. I look at his face and wait for the moment for the pack bond to form. He lets out a small gasp and I see tears begin to fill his eyes. He glances at me and says quietly, “Thank you, son.”

I say softly, “Thank you, Richard. I am glad that you are a new addition to our pack.”

I let go of his hand and then turn towards Danica and say, “This works a little different due to you being a fairy. But once again, please repeat after me.”

She smiles and nods confirming that she understands and I say with her repeating, “I, Danica, promise to be a part of the Crescent Moon pack. I will do what duties I can to make this pack flourish and use any magic I have to benefit this pack.”

I grab her arm and bring her wrist to my lips. I look up at Richard and Danica and wait for them to confirm that they are sure of this action. Once they both nod I bite into her wrist and I hear her gasp softly from the stinging. I stay there for a moment and I look towards her face to see if the bond has been formed in her head. Suddenly she smiles and says with a quivering voice, “I can feel it.”

I let go of her arm and then stand in between them and grab both of their arms and lift them up and announce, “Pack members! Please welcome, Richard and Danica!”

The applause is loud for Calliope’s parents and I can see how happy they both are to truly belong. They both go take a seat next to my mom and she smiles at me. I take a deep breath and hold my hands out in a way to let my pack know to calm down with the applause.

I say with the biggest smile ever on my face, “Now, it is time for our Luna to officially join our pack and be announced. So please, quiet down as Calliope Evans comes here.”

I notice out of the corner of my eye my mom hits a button and soft music fills the air and some other pack members come up from behind me bringing a giant flower arch filled with light purple and white flowers and there is some gold accents as well and I smile, loving how it represents both Cali and me.

Her scent hits my nose first and I turn to see Cali walking towards me and my mouth goes dry at the sight of her. She wears a long white dress, but the bottom of it is the lightest lilac color. She is smiling brightly at me and her hair is decorated with white and purple flowers and she wears gold earrings.

She gets right in front of me and I say quietly, “You are breathtaking, Calliope.”

She lets out a nervous giggle and reaches out for my hand and I hold on to her tightly and announce, “Crescent Moon, this is Calliope.”

I look at her and I say, “Calliope, I have to ask you a few questions.”

She nods and I say, “Do you promise yourself to the Crescent Moon pack?”

She breathes out, “I do.”

“Do you promise that you will stand by my side as my Luna and help guide me when it comes to making the best decisions for our pack?”

She smiles and nods, “I do.”

“Do you promise that you will put the wellbeing of the pack above others?”

“I do.”

I bring out the knife I used with her dad and I cut into the palm of my hand and then pass her the knife and explain as she cuts her palm “Our blood will mingle together and you will feel your bond as Luna to this pack form.”

She nods and I grab her hand and watch as her beautiful amethyst eyes widen and seem to spark with excitement. She murmurs, “Wow.”

I grin and turn towards our people and say, “Crescent Moon pack, I give you, Calliope Evans, Your Luna!”

The applause was insanely loud that Cali and I both winced from it. People whooped and hollered, and someone eventually started chanting for us to kiss. And how could I resist?

I pull her to me and dip her dramatically as I kiss her with all that I am.