Chapter 61: The Wedding Day

I

Andreitte is getting nervous, just two hours from now, her most awaited time is set to happen. She will be getting married to the Alpha King. A dream for so many she-wolves, which she never thought the Moon Goddess will write in the book of life to happen to her.

The glow in her eyes, obviously shows how happy she could be even though she has reservations if indeed the Alpha King loves her or is marrying her merely because they are fated mates and then she got pregnant with his child. She never heard the Alpha King mention to her about love, more so admitted to her that he loves her. There was no “I love you’s” that have been heard between them. Andreitte bites her lower lip and closes her eyes. She shakes her head wanting to get rid of any negativity in her mind.

When the beautician arrives to fix her hair and make-up, Andreitte is already calm and confident. She smiles widely at the palace beautician, who according to Alpha King Dantes will be her everyday beautician from today onwards.

“Hello, my Luna Queen. It is time to fix your hair and make-up and of course, for you to wear your wedding gown,” the palace beautician said after bowing her head as his way of giving respect to Andreitte. She is not used to it yet and she feels uncomfortable still being bowed at and then being called Luna Queen.

Andreitte nodded and takes a seat on the stool chair in front of the vanity mirror.

“A light make-up is enough for a beautiful face such as yours, my Luna Queen. You are such a beauty to behold. No wonder the Alpha King has been smitten by you,” with a jolly face, the beautician said while looking at her reflection in the vanity mirror.

“Thank you. Light make-up is enough as I do not really put on make-up in my whole life,” Andreitte said honestly. Indeed, she is not like ordinary she-wolves who would spend their last piece of gold in exchange for makeup, lipsticks, and other types of cosmetics.

“Don’t worry, my Luna Queen, I will make sure you will be the most beautiful bride ever!” with pride in herself, the beautician said cheerfully and confidently and Andreitte smiles widely at her.

Thirty minutes before the wedding time, Andreitte is fully set already.

“Your wedding dress looks so elegant in you, my Luna Queen. Don’t you know that all the palace sewers and couturiers were told by the Alpha King not to stop working unless your wedding gown is finished?” the beautician said smilingly but Andreitte suddenly furrows in reply.

“Gosh, they might have no sleep at all just to finish this wedding gown,” she exclaimed with guilt clearly shown in her eyes.

“Oh, don’t worry about that, my Luna Queen. It is their happiness seeing their creation being worn by the Luna Queen during her wedding. They will take it as prestige and not as a burden or punishment.”

“I will extend my gratitude to them after the wedding,” Andreitte said sincerely and the beautician looks at her keenly with a written admiration on her face.

A knock on the door breaks their chat. The beautician immediately stands up from the chair and opens the door.

It was Beta Manro who knocked on the door. “My Luna Queen, it is time for your to go to your wedding venue,” he said with a smile, and Andreite’s heart suddenly trembles while her knees shake with nervousness. “Is this what they call ‘bride wedding jitters’?” she thought before she slowly started to walk out of the room. Her beautician follows her with pride for making her the most beautiful bride in the Kingdom.

II

The wedding ceremony will take place inside the throne hall while the reception venue is in the Grand Hall of the palace, extending to the adjacent banqueting hall, which is both fully decorated for the wedding.

Inside the throne hall, just in front of where the thrones are placed,  the  Highest Minister in the Praise of Worthy Hall of the Kingdom is standing, wearing his all-white robe, waiting for the groom and the bride to solemnize their marriage.

Andreitte notices outright her parents, especially her father, who was formerly the Left-Hand Man of the previous Alpha King, who, being a strong and intelligent Zeta by then, he specialized in both strategy and pack or kingdom coordination. Right now, his position has been replaced by the Viceroy.

“Dad,” is all she can say as she hugs her father tightly, who did the same to her. Thereafter, she looks at her mother, who immediately extended her arms and embraced her tightly too.

While they are in that dramatic scene, a harp’s soothing sound filled the premises.

“Andreitte, the wedding is about to start now,” her mother whispers, as she releases her daughter from her embrace.

Andreitte stands straight and looks at the front where she spotted the side view of the Alpha King.

Andreitte’s parents take their daughter's hands and they start to walk toward the front. In the middle, sitting on the long chairs for guests, Daina is in complete shock when she recognized the parents of the bride and then the bride of the Alpha King! She covers her mouth in disbelief and quickly minds links Alpha Branden.

Andreitte and her parents walk continuously until they reached the spot in front of the Alpha King. The parents of the bride then entrusted to the Alpha King’s hands their daughter, with mixed emotions on their faces.

Andreitte’s eyes start to mist when the Alpha King takes her hands and kisses them, then bows his head in front of her parents; a gesture that both Andreitte’s parents never thought, that the powerful, mighty Alpha King Dantes would do.

The Highest Minister started the ceremony with the groom and the bride never letting their hands break from holding each other. Everyone around is still in their surprised expression, as they were not aware that it will be the Alpha King’s wedding that they are going to attend.

The Alphas from different packs sigh and look at each other when they saw the bride.

“So, that was why, no Alphas has been arranged to her when she was the newly chosen Alpha’s breeder?” the Alpha from the Green Valley Hill whispered to another Alpha on his right side, who readily nodded and chuckled. The two Alphas sighed almost simultaneously.

Outside of the palace, something is going on.

Queen Erasma’s anger is at its maximum magnitude. She is like a volcano, ready to erupt with her lava and fire at any moment. Alpha Branden already informed her that the occasion inside the palace is the wedding of the Alpha King to the former Alpha’s breeder.

Alpha Branden could not find any pain in his heart, rather he was able to breathe with relief when she learned from Daina that Andreitte is alive and she is actually the bride of the Alpha King. For him, it is better to lose Andreitte and let her be happy with the Alpha King, who is her true mate and fate than hear the confirmation of her execution and death.

“Queen Erasma, I guess there is nothing to revenge now. Andreitte is alive. The Alpha King did not kill her, rather, marries her.” Alpha Branden turns to the Medean Queen.

With a pit of rage in her eyes, the Medean Queen snorts at the Rogue Alpha. “She is your mate but the Alpha King snatched her from you! Are you a fool to let him do that to you?!”

“Apology, Queen Erasma, but I lied. Yes, I asked Andreitte to be my Luna, as my chosen Luna because I thought I can never find my mate anymore and I cannot find another woman as beautiful, alluring, and as intelligent as Andreitte, but I was wrong. Just days ago, I found my real mate, and my guess was right that the Alpha King’s mate is actually Andreitte, the way he pursued to get her back after she escaped twice,” Alpha Branden explained in a lengthy manner.

The Medean Queen’s eyes squinted as she readies her rifle. “If you will not do the very purpose why we are here, Alpha Branden, then I will do it! The Alpha King lied to me and he treated me like trash!”