The Shadow of a Luna
Chapter 45 - 43

Chapter 45: Chapter 43

THREE MONTHS LATER

I was standing in my bedroom suite with Bella and Aria fussing around me like chickens with their heads cut off. Bella was doing my make up and Aria was doing my hair. She was brilliant at doing hair. She was putting it in some up and some down with perfect curles hanging down my back and I was keeping a very natural look on my face.

I put on some diamond teardrop earrings and a matching necklace that Tyler gave me at our engagement party when we got home from New Orleans. And then it was time to get dressed. I was already wearing my white lace bodice with matching panties and white suspenders that clipped onto my stockings.

I then got dressed into a strapless mermaid style wedding gown with a princess neckline that was covered in lace and had different layers going down my legs with a 2-foot long train. And all I had in my hair was a couple of flowers to cover the hair tie that was hold the top half of my hair up.

I walk out of the wardrobe and Bella and Aria just stare at me.

"Oh my god. You look beautiful." Bella says starting to cry.

"Don’t you dare start crying. You’ll ruin your own make up." I say.

"I’m sorry. I just can’t believe that this is actually happening." She says.

"I know. Me either. But what about you two. Hurry up. The sun is setting and the wedding is starting soon." I say. So they both go to the bathroom where their dresses are hanging up and I put on my white 20cm heeled shoes that I wanted to keep pretty plain.

Not long after that the girls walk out of the bathroom wearing their pearly purple colored knee length strapless dresses with a straight cut neckline and flowered lace over the top of it with a little shite sash around the waist of it and a large flower in their hair that they placed at the front just above their right ear and matching colored shoes.

"You guys look beautiful." I say.

"Are you nervous?" Bella asked.

"I’m getting married in front of two packs which makes up hundreds of people that could make the wedding and there are vampires attending the wedding. So I am very nervous." I say.

"Don’t worry. We promise to be on our best behavior." Ruby says opens the door and walks in with Naomi. And Naomi had her hands over her mouth.

"Oh my god. You are stunning. Tyler is a very lucky man." She says.

"I can’t believe I’m actually doing this. I never thought I would ever actually find a mate. And now I’m getting married." I say.

"I never thought I would find my mate and us two were going to grow old together like two spinster sisters." Bella says and I laugh.

"And we end up being mated to best friends." I say.

"I know. How weird is that?" She asked.

"The moon goddess has a reason for everything." Aria says. Ruby and Naomi obviously didn’t believe in the moon goddess.

Then someone knocked on the door and Angelo popped his head in the door.

"Wow." He says shocked. _{\n(o)v.e\l.com}

"Are you ready to give away you’re only daughter?" Ruby asked.

"Definitely not ready to. But I guess I am." Angelo say.

We then heard the music start and Ruby and Naomi left to go find their seats and Bella and Aria went downstairs.

"You are the most precious thing to me in the world. Do you know that?" Angelo asked. " I know that I didn’t go about things the right way when we met. But I didn’t know what else to do at the time. The whole parenting thing was completely new to me." He explained.

"It’s all water under the bridge. It’s completely forgiven." I say kissing his cheek.

"Come on. I think their waiting for you." He says holding out his arm. So I hook my arm around his and we leave my room.

I needed to lift my dress as I walked down three flights of stairs and we were met at the backdoor by Bella and Aria. Aria walked out first with her bouquet. And then Bella. And I waited until she was at the aisle and the wedding march started.

The doors opened and there were hundreds of people sitting in chairs that were decorated in beautiful white lace that had bows at the back of them with tealight candles scattered around everywhere. There were flowers lining the sides of the aisle and Tyler was standing under an arch that was covered in twinkle lights and my favorite white roses. Twinkle lights hung down above everyone like it was raining and it took my breath away. I hadn’t seen it before. I didn’t know what it looked like.

Angelo and I started walking out and I saw Tyler staring at me and he wouldn’t take his eyes off of me and I saw him swallow harshly like he was trying not to cry.

When we got to the end of the aisle Angelo kissed my cheek and then shook Tyler’s hand.

"You take care of my little girl, won’t you?" Angelo says.

"Forever." Tyler responded. And I put my hand in Tyler’s hand and we faced the officiant who began the ceremony.

We didn’t want anything too fancy or too big. So the ceremony was a 30-minute ceremony and then we walked back down the aisle with everyone standing and clapping.

Tyler and I walked inside to have a private moment because the photographer was going to come and steal us away soon.

"You look so beautiful Mrs. Peterson." Tyler says kissing me.

"You scrub up pretty nicely too Mr. Peterson." I say.

"It was killing me today to stay away from you." He says putting his arms around my waist.

"Well, that’s over now. I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere." I say.

"Damn straight you’re not." He says.

When the photographer did come to find us we needed to go inside the house and get some photos done in there. The packhouse was actually a great location for a photoshoot with the stairs and everything. And then we went out the front where we had lit up a portion of the garden and we got photos of the whole wedding party. Me, Tyler, Bella, Aria and Tyler’s best men Cade and Carter.

Then it was time for family photos. So I took photos with Tyler and his parents and all of his siblings. And then it was just Tyler and his family. And while they were doing that I went around the back and got Angelo, Elias, Charles, Finn, Naomi and Ruby and bought them around the front.

When the photography called for my family Tyler looked a little confused. He didn’t know what to say at first.

"My family is right here." I sang out with my father and aunt’s and uncle’s. And he smiled at me. Not knowing what I was going to do in this situation.

So we took photos with Tyler and my family and then just me and my family.

When that was over we went to the other side of the house and there were dozens of tables and chairs set up with matching bows around the chairs and matching table clothes. All with name tags on them and the best China that we could find with glasses and cutlery.

The band was already playing and when we got back to the reception the band leader introduced Mr. and Mrs. Peterson and Tyler led me straight to the dance floor where we had our first dance together.

Tyler held me in his arms really tight like he was afraid I was going to disappear. But I didn’t mind. I rested my head on his chest while we danced. And not long after that others started joining in with their mates and husbands and wives. It was turning out to be a perfect night.

Once we had finished dancing and we were walking around together mingling, Tyler never leaving my side as we greeted people together and we heard something break on the other side of the dance floor.

We turned to look and Tyler’s brother Adam was pretty drunk and starting to cause a scene. I heard Tyler growl and I was getting worried that this was going to ruin our wedding. But Tyler’s father put his hand up to us, letting us know that he would handle it. So he went over and grabbed Adam by the arm and forced him inside the house. And I rubbed Tyler’s arm to try and calm him down. But it didn’t take much as soon as Adam was out of sight.

When everyone sat down for dinner we started it off with toasts and Bella started.

"Alright. I am really nervous here because I don’t talk in front of crowds. But I knew that I needed to do it here today. Tessa and I have been best friends since before we could walk. Everyone knows that we didn’t have the best upbring. We actually had pretty shitty lives, and then there was a party that we were forced to attend. And as soon as we walked into the ballroom we heard a man say the word ’Mate’. And Tessa’s life changed for the better. And I mean that with everything I have. Tyler is the best thing that has ever happened to Tessa and everything that they have been through since they met have only strengthened their bond and their love for each other. And I couldn’t imagine a more perfect couple. Tyler, you have made my best friend happier than I ever thought she would be. You brought her out of her tough girl facade and into the women that she is today. Who I still wouldn’t change for the world. I am honored to have Tessa as a best friend and sister. And Tyler, I am so proud to have you as a brother now. But just remember, you ever hurt her and I have an entire other pack here that will kill you." Bella ended with people laughing at her threatening Tyler. But so did he. And I got up to hug Bella before we both sat down. Then Cade stood up and I thought ’oh shit’.

"Well, mine isn’t as good as my beautiful mate’s speech. I’ve known Tyler for years and again. He wasn’t happy. Not until that party where he met Tessa. I was also there when he saw her for the first time. And I guess I wanted to explain it from my point of view but it’s the same as Bella’s point of view. It’s the best thing that ever happened to Tyler and I couldn’t have picked a better partner for Tyler. Tessa is everything that was missing in his life and then some and Tessa, for that I will always love you and you will always be a member of my family." Cade says.

"Wow. That was actually better than I thought. I thought he was going to be a real smart ass." I say. And I stand up and hug Cade as well.

It was Tyler’s turn next and this was the one that I was really nervous about.

"Well, everyone knows how we met. At a party that Tessa cooked for but never got to eat any of the food because I pulled her away from there. I was also engaged to someone else at the time and thank god I met Tessa when I did otherwise I would have thrown myself off a cliff by now. That’s for sure. But with Tessa, that would never happen. I can’t imagine a day in my life where she isn’t by my side for the rest of it." He says and he looks at me nervously so I nod to him. " But pretty soon I’m going to have to share her with someone else. And I don’t know how I feel about that. The Moon Goddess has blessed up with being unsure if Tessa could have children to Tessa actually being pregnant right now. So, pretty soon you will hear little feet running around the packhouse and being a combination of me and Tessa, I’m sure it is going to keep each and every one of us on our toes." Tyler announces and I beamed up at him as he leaned down and kissed me while everyone erupted into cheers.

Bella squealed beside me grabbed me in a bear hug and Angelo ran up to the head table as well and straight over to me. He grabbed me and looked me straight in the eye.

"Am I really going to be a grandfather?" He asked.

"Yeah. You’re going to be a grandfather." I say and he hugs me tightly.

"I’m gonna be a grandfather." He yelled to the crowd and I laughed at how excited this stone-cold vampire was at the thought of being a grandfather. And my uncles and aunts came up to congratulate me. All of them beaming with smiles and couldn’t believe that this was actually happening.

It was the perfect start to the rest of our lives. No more threats of the shadow witch or Josiah trying to kill us or kidnap me. I knew that we would have our challanges. But right now, I was floating on cloud nine and I was going to stay there for as long as I possibly could.