Moonlight Kiss

21. The Wedding Ceremony

[Liya]

I was feeling very emotional because of the hormonal changes my body was going through and I was finding it very hard to keep the tears at bay, fortunately, my makeup was mostly waterproof so if one or two rebellious tears poured down my face, it might still be okay.

Jade was the best Luna, friend, bride's maid, and sister-in-law anyone could hope for, she single handedly planned the entire ceremony and I loved it because she paid attention to even the minutest of details.

It was a dark green themed wedding, I chose the theme as a way to pay homage to Jee. She was also a very important part of our lives and she was not here, she loved dark green and it was a path, she had dark green eyes and even hair.

She was Jay's cousin but she also became a very good friend of mine when she was here with us. I was saddened to hear that she'd gone to the demon world and wouldn't be coming back ever.

Not much was known about the demons because they were very secretive and I often wondered how they were treating her there.

"Are you okay?" Jade asked me and that's when I realized that I had stopped moving forward.

"No, yes." I sighed, I couldn't remind her about Jee because she would be in pain too. "I love the decor, it takes my breath away."

She smiled and was about to respond when Sirius appeared and motioned for us to come quickly, the groom was already present and waiting for his bride.

I blushed and looked down like a shy school girl and then we started walking.

When we got to where Sirius was, he took my hand and handed both of us a bouquet of flowers. Jade took her's and proceeded to the altar with her mother and the rest of the bridal train behind her.

"You know, you can still back out if you don't want to do this," Sirius whispered in my ear as he pulled me closer.

"What?" I asked frowning.

"I'm just saying." He cracked a small smile and I nudged him with my elbow.

"I thought you would have liked him by now, you're practically married to his mother now," I whisper yelled at him.

"I'm still watching him." He scoffed. "He better treat you right mate or not."

"Of course he does uncle." I tightened my hand around his arm.

"You smell different, strange somehow, are you—" I didn't let him finish before I interrupted him.

"Everyone is waiting for us, can we go?"

Jay and I had agreed to announce my pregnancy at the wedding reception but I was sure that my uncle already knew now.

"That son of a bitch." He cussed as we started walking.

When we came into view, everyone stood up and they began to clap, the band began to play and I watched as Jay dabbed his eyes with a dark green handkerchief, he looked so handsome I was already getting turned on from staring at him.

Damn hormones.

Sirius walked me down the aisle and he shook Jay's hand a little longer than necessary before handing me over to him.

"D*mn, you're so beautiful," Jay whispered and I blushed. 

"You look very handsome." I smiled at him then we concentrated on the priest.

"We are gathered here to celebrate this lovely couple, who are here to be joined together according to the laws of this land…."

The priest seemed to be sweating, I was sure he had no experience conducting a service but I did not care, I was determined to enjoy every aspect of my wedding.

I tuned him out until he got to the path of vows and rings.

"Do you Mr. Jayden Forrester take this woman, Miss Maliya Bluestone to be your lawful wedded wife to have and to hold, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward until death do you apart?" The priest asked Jay.

"I do, even beyond death." He smiled at me and I smiled back.

"Do you Miss Maliya Bluestone?" The Priest asked me the same thing he asked Jayden.

"Yes, I do, I love you so much," I said smiling at Jay.

At this point, my eyes were already watering.

"You may exchange the rings." The priest said.

The little ring bearer came and stood before us holding up the cushion of the rings in front of him.

"I promise to always put our love first, I promise to always be honest and loyal to you from this day on." Jay slipped the ring on my ring finger and kissed my knuckles.

"I promise to always love you, support you, and put you first, I p-promise to…" my voice was breaking and I was crying so hard I could barely say another word, I barely managed to slip the ring in his finger before he pulled me into a deep embrace.

Everyone was clapping and shouting happily, I caught sight of Jade and Clarice and they were hugging and crying.

"Under the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife." The priest announced. "You may kiss the bride." He said and sniffed a little.

Jay wasted no time and his lips descended on mine, I pulled him closer to me and returned his kiss.

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[Jay]

Liya and I were married, the ceremony was great and she cried a lot. After we exchanged rings and vows, everyone began to hug us and wish us well. 

Then it was time for Liya to throw the bouquet.

I smiled and watched the females gather together behind her in anticipation of the bouquet, even my mother was among them.

"Ready or not, here I go," Liya announced before she threw the bouquet behind her.

All the women squealed and scrambled after the flying bouquet, but it flew into the hands of one woman, and the screaming intensified.

"Oh my God." A hand flew to Liya's mouth when she realized who had caught the bouquet.

I also looked shocked when I realized that it was my mother who had caught the bouquet.

"You know what they say?" I turned to Sirius who was staring intently at my mother who was laughing and clutching the bouquet to herself.

"I guess I am following in your footsteps then." He muttered and left my side to meet my mother.

He picked her up, spun her around, and kissed her soundly.

I saw him whisper something in her ear and I watched her smile widen.

"Seems like there's going to be another wedding here," Mason commented beside me and I nodded at him.

The actual wedding was soon over and soon people settled down for the reception, Liya and I had our first couples dance then others joined us on the dance floor.

Sirius came and took Liya away from my arms and then Jade came to dance with me.

"I'm sorry you guys can't go for your honeymoon." She apologized, dancing with me.

"No worries, even if we could, Liya would never leave at this time," I told her and spun my sister around.

We kept dancing but I couldn't help but notice that her attention was somewhere else. At first, I thought it was because Mason was dancing with our mother, but then she wasn't staring at them, she was staring at another person who was chatting with some of the females.

"Is something wrong?" I asked her.

"No, it's nothing." She appeared flustered for a while before she collected herself.

"What is it, Jay, you were practically boring holes into that girl?" I asked quietly.

"I'm having a strange vibe from her and I don't know why because she is Nana's niece and everyone seems to love her so much." She told me.

"Don't you think you're being paranoid, when was the last time you visited your therapist?" I asked her, I was really worried that all of this was starting to take a toll on her mental health.

I knew that it was taking a toll on mine but I was working through it with my therapist and I had made major progress.

"I don't know, Jay." She sighed and rested her head on my shoulder.

"It'll be fine, Jade, you do need to continue therapy though," I told her, patting her back.

"Thank you, Jay."

After our last dance, she went back to Mason and my wife came back to me.

"Mrs. Jayden Forrester." I pecked her on her forehead.

"My husband." She smiled up at me and my heart melted.

The reception was still in full swing with a lot of people dancing, eating, and enjoying themselves. I on the other hand could not take it again and I wanted to be alone somewhere quiet with my wife.

"Come with me," I whispered softly in her ear and we quietly snuck out from the reception.

We were about to head to the lake because it was the quietest part of the pack house but my eyes caught sight of Nana's niece, the girl that was making Jade freak out and I could not believe what she was doing.

"What the f*ck are you doing there?" I asked her in shock.

She froze and turned around to stare at us, she laughed heartily, and then the strangest thing happened.

She morphed into someone else right before our eyes and she started coming after us.

Jade was right and I had seen what it was that was off about the girl, it wasn't the girl at all, she was being possessed by another person.

This was definitely dark magic at work.