DarkFall | ✔️

39 | Chapter XXVIV - A Royal Wedding

————————————————
Wolf - First Aid Kit
———————————————————-

"You look stunning."  Mary smiles, finishing up on my hair and makeup, she quickly pats down my large dress and places a golden tiara onto my head, making sure it's secure.

I can't help but smile as it makes contact with my head, because deep down, I know it belongs there.

   "You're nervous." Em adds, holding my hand for a second, "What is it?" She asks, smiling at my dress, my face lightens when I look at her, her hair curled to her waist as she serves looks in her blue dress.

    "I think it's just nerves." I lie, knowing that in my gut something bad feels like it going to happen.
"You sure?" She adds, seeing right through my facade.

   "Of course." I smile, knowing that's it's fake and I'm not really that happy with how everything is happening.

     Em gives me 'I know your lying but if you're not talking about it I won't force you look,"and I'm extremely grateful for a best friend that knows me this well.

"You know what your doing?" Alek asks as she walks into the room, closing the door behind her. It scares me as I realise that in the room before me are one thousand guests, yet I know no more than 20.

"Uh...yeah, I walk in and walk myself for 20 metres, change, and then walk while shifted until I have 20 metres left." I start.

"Then, I shift, and take your fathers arm as he walks me up to your brother, Jay." I stop, sighing at the fact I'm not marrying the one person I thought I'd spend the rest of my life with. Even if I couldn't remember all of my memories with him, I had made new ones.

  "Yeah, okay your ready." Alex smiles, coming over and giving me a tight hug. I only realise now that she'll be my sister. "Okay I'm going to head back in for now, don't die or anything." She rolls her eyes as she lightly smiles.

I laugh at her unusual sense of humour.

"You still nervous." Em asks, putting a hand of my exposed shoulder. She then places the veil over my head, smiling at me with her big blue eyes.

    "Em, I can't describe it, but I feel like something is going to happen." I sigh, walking over to the mirror and having a good look at my dress for the first time.

    It is stunning.

It is laced with golden flames over the white the entire way down. It is off-shoulder with long lace sleeves running down to my hands. Never if you had told me 6 months ago that I would be getting married would I have believed it. But here I was.

"You look amazing." Em smiles, looking at me with tears in my eyes, I run over and hug her as tears threaten to fill my eyes.

     "I love you Cecelia." She states, hugging me tighter before letting me go.

    " I love you too." I smile, watching as she exits into the large golden hall. I stand in silence, just breathing in and out to calm myself.

   "I've not seen you in a dress in a long time." His voice speaks, sending chills down my back. I knew he was invited to the wedding, but I never thought I would be able to see him before it started. I never thought I'd be able to see him again.

  "Hunter...." I almost whisper, turning around and looking at him with wide eyes.

    He looks amazing in his black blazer and white shirt. His hair is pushed back for once and he stands before me with a sad smile on his face.

      "You look beautiful." He states, taking a step closer to me. I completely freeze, not knowing if I should move back or not. If I'm caught, I don't know what the punishments could be, but I imagine that this giant palace has dungeons somewhere.

"I don't think you should-" I stop, not knowing exactly what I'm trying to say, my entire train of thought has been broken from just looking at him.

"I don't want to cause any problems," he sighs, rubbing his hand through his dark hair."I just needed to see you,"

   "I'm happy you did." I sigh, knowing that I can be honest with him. Immediately I walk towards him, wrapping my arms around him as I close my eyes, holding him tightly.

   "This sucks." I state, holding him firmly.

  "Maybe this part does, but it will get so much better, you will make an amazing Queen." He smiles, bringing my head up to look him in the eyes.

"I can't think of anyone better to take the throne and to rule over me." He sadly states. Wrapping his arms around me tighter.

I try to hold in the tears, because I know that he came to say goodbye to me, and that after today, I may never see him again.

"Are-are you going to reject me as your mate." I ask, already knowing the answer, my throat goes dry and my hands begin to shake.

    "I-I" He starts, breathing heavily as he puts his head on mines.

   "I- I can't."He states, "I'm sorry." He speaks as his voice begins to break.

"Cecelia I'm so happy that I met you, and I will be forever grateful for every moment you spent with me." Hunter states, holding onto the tears that are in his eyes.

  "I will always love you." He states, looking down at the ground as he takes my hands.

   "But this is goodbye." He finishes, lightly kissing my forehead as he walks out of the room.

   Once again I am left alone, holding back my tears from both encounters from Em and Hunter. I pull my veil completely over my face as the music starts, it's time for me to go.

  I walk up to the doors with my heart in my hand as breathe deeply, and push them open with every bit of strength I have left in me.

Here. We. Go.