SELENE:
(a month later)
My dad held my hand and led me down the aisle towards Drystan, who was staring at me with tear-filled eyes, "here you go," my dad said and gently placed my hand in Drystan's, then took his place on the front row with my mum and my friends.
Drystan took my hand and placed a kiss on it before we both turned to face Demetrius, who was smiling so fondly at the both of us, "We are once again gathered here to witness the beginning of a new union and a new era of leadership" he said and claps erupted from the crowd, "and without wasting much time, let's get to it. Alpha," he called to Drystan, and Drystan immediately pulled me closer to himself and smiled, "Hanc coniunctionem luna dea signaret et te simul etiam post mortem custodiat" he sang and instead of the usual marking process, Drystan placed his lips on mine in a heated make-out session till Demetrius was done with the blessings.
"I now present to you, Mooncrest pack, our new Alpha and Luna" Demetrius announced and everyone began clapping again and howling in joy.
Drystan and I reluctantly pulled away and then engulfed each other in a warm embrace, "congratulations, I am so proud of you two" a voice said from beside us and we turned to see my mum and dad, smiling up at both of us.
"Thank you!" We said in union and they took turns hugging each of us. I watched with so much admiration as my dad, who for so long couldn't stand Drystan pulled him into an affectionate hug.
"You can't be hugging without us!" My best friends shouted from the crowd and I burst into laughter as the four of them wrapped their arms around me at the same time, nearly squishing me to death but at that point, I didn't mind and tried my best to hug back all of them.
After our little cutesy moment was over, the rest of the pack members began congratulating us individually and I felt a wave of nostalgia at that moment because one month ago Derrick and Amelia were the ones up here and I didn't think I'd be sitting here a month later, receiving all these and being the Luna to this awesome pack.
Drystan seemed to have read my thoughts and nudged my shoulders, and when I turned to him, he blew me a kiss and mouthed "I love you" those that were present cooed at it and blood rushed to my cheeks in embarrassment and I immediately looked away from him.
We patiently sat through everything and just when we thought it was over, two unexpected guests walked up to us and we both immediately sprung up from our seats, "Clarissa!" I exclaimed and pulled her into a hug, "I've missed you so much, thank you for coming" I whispered and she wrapped her arms around me tightly.
"I've missed you too," she said and pulled away from the hug,
"Clarissa" Drystan called out and she turned to him with a smile, "I've missed you," he said and wrapped his arms around her. She was a bit startled at first, probably because she didn't expect him to treat her with the same fondness as before, but she relaxed into his hold and wrapped her arms around him as well, I stared at the both of them for a while with a smile on my face before I turned to Amelia who has been watching everything unfold.
"I'm so glad she's back," she said when I turned to her and I nodded.
"Me too"
Clarissa disappeared after that day. Drystan and I spent days and weeks searching for her after that, and after a while of searching we finally found her in New York, but she refused to return to the pack, ashamed and heartbroken by her father and her brother's actions. But after many attempts, we decided to give her space and now that she's back, I feel complete.
"Thank you," I said and Amelia arched her brows, "for coming to the wedding, and for convincing Clarissa. I know you did" she breathed out a laugh and handed me the gift she got.
"It's nothing, Selene, and congratulations on your wedding"
Clarissa and Drystan joined in on our conversation after their little moment of reunion and together we both walked to meet my family, where our conversations with each other continued with so much felicity, that no one would have guessed that just a month ago we had suffered a life-changing event.
"Alpha Drystan," Demetrius's voice rang from the podium and we all looked up at him, "the people are waiting for your speech as our newly wedded and official Alpha," he said and Drystan's mouth made an O shape.
He immediately walked up to the podium and stared at everyone for a few seconds with a grin on his face, "It truly is an honor and a complete astonishment that in just a month, I have gone from someone that was feared and found disgusting for who I am, to someone that's respected and loved by his pack"
"We, as a pack, have gone through a lot in the past month, from discovering the truth about our Alphas to nearly losing our Annha, who is the now back with us" almost everyone gasped but the sounds were drowned out by the claps that followed as everyone turned to look at a smiling Clarissa.
He let them clap for a while more before he began speaking again, "We also lost Alpha Derrick to suicide and a lot more has happened ever since then. And I believe those events not only affected us as a pack but individually as well, but right now, today on this beautiful day that officially marks the beginning of my reign and marriage to my beautiful wife, I promise to serve this pack to the best of my ability. To love you all as much as you love me, and to make sure I never disappoint you all, here's to a greater beginning" he howled and everyone soon joined him in it, and soon enough the hall was filled with howling wolves.
He came down from the podium after the howling session ended, and stood in front of me with a smile, "I love you" the voices of his wolves rang in my ears through the mind link and I blushed.
Selena, Elena, and Eliana through the mind link replied instantly together, "I love you"