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❝ premarital rituals must include both parties. ❞
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JOY IS AS THORNY AND SHARP AS ANY OF THE DARK EMOTIONS. To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart, to celebrate a fleeting moment in time, to fully engage in a life that doesn't come with guarantees, these are risks that involve vulnerability and oftentimes pain. When we lose our tolerance for discomfort, we lose our joy. If we cannot stand ourselves—if we fear, and we do—how do we live?
"That is the last of them!" Aiden announced, dropping the very last moonlight rings into the trash with a beaming smile. "Everyone out here is officially ring free."
"And better off," Hayley finished.
"Easy for you to say. You are a hybrid. I am back to turning every single full moon. And if the wolves who are loyal to Finn come back here, they are going to rip right through us." Aiden reminded before turning to Enola with hopeful eyes. "So I gotta ask—when is the wedding?"
"Ten days," Enola informed excitedly. "After that, my power is your power."
"The full moon won't control you anymore. Spread the word." Jackson hummed. "Any wolf who wants to be included needs to be here to bear witness to the wedding."
"I can do that," Aiden nodded. "In the meantime, what will you all be up to?"
"Good question," Enola nodded, turning towards Jackson with a raised brow.
"We are going to meet an elder. We need an old-school Crescent Wolf to conduct the wedding. Then there are the trials." Jackson shrugged. "You and Klaus say a few oaths, do some trust falls, smoke a little Blue Calamus root out of a peace pipe, piece of cake."
"Right," Enola nodded anxiously. "Piece of cake."
"Don't worry," Jackson said. "Klaus will be there too."
"Speaking of Klaus," Hayley began. "Where is he right now?"
"Trying to find Finn. The barrier is still up at the compound." Enola explained shortly. "You find Finn, you break the barrier."
"Let's hope Klaus breaks the barrier before sundown," Jackson sighed, earning confused looks from both Hayley and Enola. "It's Carillon Eve. The locals shroud the eyes of angels so that the dead can walk among us for a night without judgment. The locals will parade across the city at sundown."
"Klaus will find Finn," Enola announced. "And then we will meet this elder and follow these trials."
"Good," Jackson grinned. "Because I have been looking forward to seeing my grandmother for weeks now."
