Chapter 261 - His Mate or His Girlfriend

Epilogue

Two years later.

After the war, Melanie had decided to train with Maria. She needed an Earth Witch to guide her. She needed to learn how to control her powers. Ofcourse, having the ability to portal anywhere in the world meant that she could easily travel between her home, her coven and Maria’s coven.

Finally, after a gruelling two years, her training was complete. She’d learned to use her oracle powers and put herself into a trance. She’d also learned to understand the hidden messages the universe would relay to her in her preminoitions. Though thanks to being able to self-induce her trances now, the dreams were far and few. Whatever needed to be conveyed to her, was conveyed through her daily oracle induced trance.

Melanie had once teased Brad, asking him if he wanted to use his three questions. People came from far and wide now to ask Melanie the answers to their questions. But Brad never once thought of it. He said it was because he had everything he needed now. He had Melanie and he had their son. Plus another one on the way now.

Melanie looked at herself critically in the mirror. Today was a special day. They were going to have their mating ceremony, finally. They had been too busy after the war, working with victims of post traumautic stress disorder and trying to rebuild what they had lost. families had been broken, people had lost their loved ones. So most of Brad's efforts had been channeled into helping people recover. And Melanie had been busy rebuilding her coven as the undisputed head and her earth witch training. But today, finally, she would have her ceremony.

She wore a long flowing dark green dress made of the finest silk. She wasn’t wearing any makeup but her skin glowed naturally thanks to the potions she’d concocted for her skin. Thinking back to the confused adolescent girl she’d been in her teens, Melanie smiled softly as she took in her now defined features and knowing green eyes. She'd come so far.

Her frizzy hair had been tamed to fall down her back in luxuriant dark waves. Melanie’s eyes brightened as she noticed her mate enter their room. His warm arms wrapped around her waist from behind. Brad placed a soft kiss on her neck where her mate’s mark rested.

“Jason finally went down for his nap?” Melanie asked.

Brad nodded, burying his head in her shoulder.

“He’ll be up by the time we have our ceremony in the next hour,” Brad mumbled, his lips moving sensually against her shoulder.

“Good he won’t be cranky,” Melanie said on a relieved sigh as Brad’s hands massaged her sides.

She could sense him wanting to take things further.

“I still need to finish getting ready,” Melanie said on a deep moan as she enjoyed his touch.

“You look great,” he whispered huskily into her ear.

Melanie looked in the mirror, her green eyes met Brad’s smiling dark blue ones as his chin rested lovingly on her shoulder now. His hands stilled, pateintly giving her room to decide how far she wanted to go.

“I’m just nervous about today,” Melanie admitted, letting her hands rest over his big ones that rested possessively over her stomach where there was a small pronounced bump. She was three months along with baby number 2 now. It felt wonderful not to have to hide anything this time around.

“Hope he’s behaving in there,” Brad joked, eyes flitting to her stomach.

“He could be a she,” Melanie countered with arched eyebrows.

Brad shook his head, kissing the side of her neck again.

“Your dreams are usually on point. I’m thinking definitely a boy.”

Melanie smiled remembering how she’d told him about the dream where they had two sons. And she jerked a bit in surprise as she recalled that this entire scenario right now had once been nothing but a dream. She’d completely forgotten about it until now.

Taking advantage of her surprise, Brad flipped her around in his arms, like he'd done so many times before, embracing her tenderly before pulling back to look at her adoringly.

“Come on, it’s time for you to become our official female gamma,” Brad said proudly, dipping his head to kiss her.

Melanie kissed him back passionately, realizing that it wouldn’t hurt if they were ten minutes late to their mating ceremony. She allowed him to lift her up and set her on the dresser, hiking her dress well up around her waist. She reached for the buckle of his pants, gasping when he sprang free and entered her almost immediately.

“So ready and wet for me,” Brad groaned appreciatively.

“Always for you,” Melanie responded throatily, moaning as he thrust into her.

His hand found her clit, making her toes curl. The dresser kept hitting the back wall, making a furious thumping sound in time with her mate’s thrusts. Finally, he spent himself inside of her right as Melanie screamed his name upon finding her own release.

A furious pounding on the door made them both jump guilty.

“It’s almost time!” Selene’s excited voice called through the door. “Come on Melanie, I want to see your dress!”

“Just….Just a minute!” Melanie called out hoarsely.

Brad’s cum was coating her thighs and her dress had become completely wrinkled.

If only she’d seen this part in her dream, she would have prevented it. Or would she? Melanie had learned now not to try to change things that weren’t meant to be changed. She’d paid dearly by forfeiting her father’s life. But Melanie was glad Ricky had gotten the opportunity to find his mate and settle down. He even had a pup of his own, born only two months ago.

Melanie doted on the little boy, happy she was getting a chance to enjoy her life. She had never thought that this dream would come true. This life with her rival as her mate and a beautiful family they were building together.

“Selene’s going to kill me,” Brad grimaced , zipping himself up as he took in Melanie’s rumpled appearance.

Melanie laughed, jumping off the dresser to go get cleaned up.

“Maybe we have time for a quick shower?” she asked sweetly, fluttering her eyelashes at Brad.

His eyes darkened with lust at the prospect. But Selene’s incessant pounding brought him to his senses.

“Later,” Brad promised on a growl.

Melanie smiled before going to clean up.

Once she’d properly gotten ready and fixed her clothes, allowing Selene inside to do her hair. Selene had definitely given Brad a dressing down, scolding him that he should have enough self control to wait until after the ceremony. Brad had simply put his hands up in defense and backed out of the room.

Happily, Melanie made her way to the pack temple of the moon goddess where people form her coven and people from Crimson pheonic pack and silver creek pack had gathered. A wreath of leaves and flowers that denoted her status as an Earth witch was placed upon her head by Aria.

Aria’s eyes were misty as she looked at Melanie.

“I’m so happy for you,” Aria gushed, hugging Melanie.

A tiny fist closed over the bottom part of Melanie’s dress. Melanie turned to see her 2 and a half year old son Jason looking up at her adoringly.

“Mommy pwetty!” he squealed in delight.

Melanie bent down to take him in her arms, hugging him to her chest. She loved this boy to no end. He’d spent an entire six weeks in the incubator, but he came out strong and perfectly healthy thank the moon goddess.

“Mommy loves you,” Melanie cooed.

Once the ritual began, Melanie sent Jason to stand with his aunts and uncles. Luna Rose smiled and winked at Melanie. They’d developed a close friendship by now.

Melanie drank water from a chalice blessed by the moon goddess, as did Brad. And they were proclaimed mates for life.

“Mate,” Brad rumbled, pulling Melanie close to him and kissing her.

“Mate,” Melanie replied breathlessly, looking up at him once they’d broken the kiss.

“I’m so lucky to have you in my life Mel,” Brad said loud enough for everyone to hear. “I never thought a guy like me would fall for the annoying little know it all that you were,” he chuckled as Melanie gave him a pointed look. Now was not the time to revisit her nerd status. “But I fell and I fell hard. You were my rival in everything. I hated how the teachers thought you were perfect and I hated how you didn’t care about other people’s opinion of you. You did your own thing and in a way, I think I was a little jeaous that you never gave in to peer pressure.” He quirked a brow at her. “Come to think of it you still do your own thing, even when I ask you not too.”

Everyone laughed.

“But I love you Mel for all your faults and all your temper tantrums, I will love you until the day I die. And I couldn’t have asked the moon goddess for a better match than my rival being my mate.”

Everyone around them clapped and hooted as Brad leaned in for another passionate kiss. Once they broke apart, it was announced that dinner and dancing had been arranged in one of the pack event halls. Another surprise for Melanie and Brad. Rose explained to them that instead of a customary wolf run, they would be having a party because Melanie couldn’t turn.

“You planned this, didn’t you?” Melanie asked Rose.

“Ofcourse I didn’t do it alone,” Rose said with a laugh. She pulled Lana towards her along with Dylan’s mate as well. “I had help.”

Melanie grinned, glad she’d finally found exactly where she belonged after feeling like an outcaste for most of her life.

And who would have thought it was right where she’d been all along?