I couldn't believe it had already been months and what was more unbelievable was the fact that Rose was my bride's maid. 
I mean, I didn't want to hold onto anymore grudges. I told Ryan to sort things out with his father as well. We both went together to ask for his blessing before our wedding. 
"This one seems like a changed girl, my boy. You better be careful. " He had jokingly said, or was it a joke at all? I was indeed a different species at the moment. Not the weak human who had caught his eye. 
" You look stunning. I think I should keep an ambulance ready for Ryan. "
Rose joked. She had done all the wedding preparations by herself. She had even helped me with deciding the dress. A very unique design. 
A high neck, see through courset dress with a very light weight trail. 
It had some pearl detailing on the veil that I was wearing and it matched the set that I was wearing as well. 
" Thank you for everything Rose. I know it must have been hard for you.... "
" Oh, don't mind. It was nothing. I am used to worse sort of duties, trust me. I couldn't have asked for a better... "
" That's not what I meant. I mean your feeling... for Ryan. " I cut her short before she could end. She gulped.She clearly wasn't over him yet. 
" So you could see. "
We hadn't actually talked about it, face to face but we had an unspoken agreement. 
" Then I will be very frank with you.No need for anymore veil. Well, Ryan was the first person who treated me like a real person, irrespective of my profession. I had a lot of men touch this body Sherry but he was the first to touch his heart. So, if you are asking me if it was hard or not, well, I will be honest, it was. But I have seen him before you came to his life. So I can say that you are the only one whom he truely loved in all his life. And I am willing to let him have that love which I couldn't have. And I am willing to be a part of that. " I could feel her voice cracking, " and if I put that aside, I found a great friend in you Sherry. I was willing to let anything as trivial as my personal feeling get in the middle of that. "
And she kissed my cheeks subtly, wiping her tears. 
" Besides, I am an assasin. I am young. I am sure I will get a chance to shoot at more hearts. 
Now.... come on ... come on... come on... hurry up..... Do you want to get late for your own wedding? "
She was right. I was already running late. 
My limo was waiting outside. 
" You go ahead Rose. I just need a moment with myself."
" Don't be too late or I might steal your spotlight. " she winked and was gone. 
And then it began. 
It started feeling like I was having a very bad cramp and then it began feeling like a heart attack. 
"No.... No..... "
I fell on the floor trying to reach for my mobile, while it rolled off. 
And then everything blacked out. 
I was back at that white, infinite room again, but this time I didn't pass through the glass tunnel. 
" Welcome back! "
That voice greeted me. 
" Why am I here? I need to go.... I have a wedding. "
I was getting too impatient. I was panicking. 
" Hold on little one. Don't you remember your promise? "
My promise? 
Yes, that deal. That deal to come back. 
" Yes. Yes I do. What is it that you want me to do? "
I asked in a hurry. 
" Patience dear one. Patience is the key. Your task will need time.... "
" How much time? "
I was literally tapping my foot. 
" Days... months.... could even be years..... it's not for me to say. "
" No... No way. I have my wedding... "
" Stepping back from what you said might alter the course of your known history. Chose well little one. Life is all about the choices that we make. "
No. That was not an option. 
" Wait. I am not backing off from my promise. But I just need you to give me a moment. Just a few minutes back in my world. I need to be texting a goodbye. "
******
Ryan's POV - Dear husband
" My dear husband, 
I know we haven't exchanged the vows but in my heart you have and always been the one and only one. I don't know how you will be able to explain this to all those waiting at that stadium. I don't know how you will cope with what I am about to say. 
Just know that this is not another betrayal. 
I love you. 
I am not leaving you. 
But I have to go now. It's not something in my hand. 
Take care of yourself. Take care of our new pack. 
I promise I will return. Wait for me to come back. So for now my dear Ryan, you are the deputy Alpha. You are in charge."
That was what she sent me. 
My mobile phone crashed on the floor as I ran towards my car. 
I ran straight home. 
The limo was still standing in front of the gate. Rose was waiting there with a smile but it faded as soon as she saw my face. 
" Ryan? Why are you here? What happened? "
She rushed inside as she saw me dart in without answering. 
I broke into the room where her scent was still coming from. 
"Sherry...... Sherizad.... Sherry..... Don't joke with me like this. Come out. Please come out. "
I cried. I literally, a grown a*s werewolf was sobbing like a child. 
And there her phone was. 
I sniffed it hard. It still had her warmth. It still had the essence of her touch. 
" No.... Sherry no. You can't do this to me. You can't leave me alone like this again. "
I fell with a stud on the ground. 
" Ryan.... Ryan what happened? "
Rose sat down beside me as she saw me grabbing my hair and kicking my leg. A side of me that she could never imagine. 
" Ssssshhh! Ryan. Ryan calm down. Tell me everything. Tell me what happened? Where is Sherry. I just left her in the room and went out. Why are you even here? Where could she have gone? "
I had no answer. I could not answer. 
I handed over Sherry's last text. 
I was jerking as the tides of tears drenched the carpet below. 
Rose suddenly hugged me. 
"It's ok. It's ok Ryan. She must have had her reasons. She will come back. "
I must have been really shocked or drained, I don't know but I hugged her back. 
*****
It has been years now. 
Sherry just disappeared on our wedding day like thin air. 
I don't blame her but I just wish she could have at least told me the reason for her disappearance. 
I have tried searching for her everywhere. I am still searching in the mountains, in the clouds and even the deepest trenches on every corner of planet earth. 
I keep awake all night , a habit I had forgotten even since she had come back to my life. 
Whenever the phone rings it used to send a chill of excitement down my spine. But now it's alright. It doesn't bug me anymore. 
I sit with her picture on my desk and sometime browse through her phone gallery and laugh at all the weird selfies that she had. 
One such night, I was drinking on my roof and admiring her silly images when suddenly a message beeped on her screen. 
Normally I avoided all her incoming calls and texts. 
But this one I had to open because it began with my name. 
The text read, 
" Ryan, I love you babes. "