Chapter 79

Ashlynn

I'm rushing around trying to get ready to go. I can't find my shoes. I'm basically crawling underneath the bed, my sun dress hiked up my thighs. Dawson is calling for me to hurry up, that we are going to be late. When I don't respond, he comes into the bedroom to check on me. "Ashlynn?", he calls. He must hear my muffled voice under the bed, because he comes around to the other side of the bed, where my rear is sticking up in the air, as I have my arms stretched under the bed trying to read my sandals.

Dawson swats my butt. "Hey!", I yell at him. He chuckles at me.

"Come on babe, your ass looks delicious. You should come out from under there before I decide that being late isn't such a bad idea."

I crawl out from under the bed, my sandals in hand. "Well what time is it? How much time do we have?", I ask, with a wicked smile. He glances at his watch and shrugs.

"We need to be there in twenty minutes," he smirks at me.

"Plenty of time," I say as get up on my knees and reach for his zipper on his pants. He steps back.

"Ashlynn, you want to be late for your Mom's mating ceremony? I mean don't get me wrong, I'd rather have my cock buried in you, but your Mom might be upset if you aren't there," he reasons.

"Ok", I shrug my shoulders. "Your loss." I stand up and sit on the bed to buckle my sandals.

Suddenly Dawson is on the floor in front of me, sliding a hand up my dress. "Can I take a rain check?", he's being cheeky, his fingers now teasing me outside my panties.

"Stop", I swat his hand away and stand up, wishing we could just jump into bed and make love for hours. I can't remember the last time we had an entire day to ourselves. He grabs my hand and pulls me out the door. We really do need to get to the pack house for Mom and Cody's Ceremony. Our Ceremony is next week and I probably would be upset if my Mom didn't make it or was late.

Cody

I stare at my beautiful mate. Her hair is loose around her shoulders, her face is bare. She doesn't need any make up anyway, she is naturally beautiful. Her blue eyes sparkle back at me as she smiles. I take her hands in mind as the Alpha commands.

The sun is just setting and it's beautiful, the sky painted in hues of pinks and orange. It couldn't be a more perfect day. The Alpha proceeds with the ceremony that will bind us both in our werwolf community and by human law. The Alpha became ordained years ago, to assure he could marry any of the mates who wanted to be legally bound by human laws, because even though we live primarily among ourselves, we do still have reason to interact with humans and often live amongst them.

He first completes the human ceremony, as we exchange rings. I feel like my world is complete when I place the platinum band on Carolyn's finger. Her hand tremors slightly as she places a platinum band on my finger as well. Alpha declares us married by the power vested in him by the State of Montana. But this is not where it ends. No one cheers, no one moves. We wait for the sun to finish setting, and I can't take my eyes of my beautiful mate.

The sky is finally dark, filled with bright stars and a very bright nearly full moon. With our eyesight and the moon, there is very little need to any other lamps. There are a few candles lit around us, forming the shape of the crescent moon, in honor of our Moon Goddess. It's our tradition to complete our ceremony after the moon is above us, it always has been.

The Alpha asks us both to turn our palms upward, and he is quick to slice a thin cut into our palms, a few drops of blood dripping into a chalice under them. We are to drink the drops of blood from our mate, to solidify our bond, allowing us to project to the other. It's like binding our souls. This is important so that we can know if our mate is in trouble, and also acts as a beacon if we need to find our mate. We lift the goblets to our lips and drink, the moon above us, shining bright. The Alpha declares us mated by the light of the Moon Goddess, and suddenly I am filled with Carolyn's emotions. I never doubted she loved me, but now I feel just how much.

When the ceremony completes, the forest is filled with howls. My Mate and I walked towards our friends and family as they congratulate us and then every one shifts and runs into the forest. Running through the forest with my mate, our wolves playfully nipping and licking each other. We don't stay out long, as we want to go home and spend the rest of our night wrapped in each others arms.

Walking hand in hand back to the house, Carolyn has her fingers threaded through mine and her other hand is rubbing absently up and down my arm. "Is everything alright? You seem lost in thought," I ask her.

Carolyn peers up at me with her big blue eyes, a small smile on her lips. "I have something to tell you. It's kind of important."

"Umm, ok. I'm listening."

She stops suddenly and I turn to face her, my hand still firmly in hers. "I didn't want to get your hopes up, so I've kept quiet for a few weeks. I wanted to be sure that everything was going well."

I feel myself growing anxious. I don't know why. I am never anxious, never really nervous. I'm the Beta of this pack, I don't have time for those kinds of feelings. Her face isn't giving away anything, so I just stay quiet waiting for her to continue.

"Cody. I'm pregnant. You're going to be a father," her face lights up as bright as the moon. I'm slightly stunned but then it all comes crashing down on me at once. I'm going to have a pup with the woman I love.

I don't know what to do, so I crash my lips to hers, taking in her taste. I pull back and pick her up in my arms and start walking back to the house, with her arms wrapped around my neck as I carry her bridal style, her giggling. "This is absolutely the best day of my life Carolyn Williams!", I kiss her on the cheek, thinking how I love the sound of her new last name. Soon there will be another Williams running around here too.