Crave (BWWM)

9. Luna Ceremony

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The sun had just touched the horizon by the time the vampires were ready to head to wolf territory. After a lengthy discussion between the Gaia and her elders about the dangers of going through with the bond. And then she had to discuss it with the council. A normal meeting in any other coven would've been met with head-first resistance, but such was not the case with the Sun coven. The coven had originally belonged to the highest rank of powerful witches dating back as early as the fifth century somewhere around 500 BC. For generations, they were held high above the covens that followed, roots tracing back to a hidden city discovered when the continents had shifted and formed different pieces of large land structures. The place where their city was hidden was later renamed the land of Africa and settled on a small island between southern Europe and northern Africa. The coven was led by Fiona's mother, a powerful healing witch, but after the war, many lives were lost including that of the coven leader; that was where Gaia stepped up and took control. She signed the peace treaty with the council to agree to end the war and later spent time rebuilding her coven. It was William's idea to allow other supernatural species to seek refuge and that's where the mixing of their species began. Vampires weren't finding mates in the same species anymore; they were finding them in the humans, the faes, the mages, the shapeshifters but never in the few numbers of wolves they took in. But it was too late by the time Gaia had realized what he had planned and for that, she had to live with the consequences for the rest of her life.

Looking at the time on her phone, she phased out of her office and into the field clearing where Thomas, two guards, and her coven elders awaited. She thought it was best to keep her family away for the time being. Delany had an unrelenting hatred for wolves, so she wanted no part in the ceremony, Fiona and Dario stayed behind to watch the coven in her absence and Nathaniel had stayed to babysit Kayden who was not old enough to travel beyond the wards. Daniel and Iris were the only two siblings that were coming along with her. Though Nathaniel didn't seem to see a reason for it in the first place. Nothing was changing from the way they were so why was there a need for a ceremony? Nothing would change unless William and his army were gone and they knew that so why?

"Let's go since everyone is here.", Gaia siphoned magic from them to open the portal instead of using her mweya.

nun ul ber prone el verasyo

When the portal opened up in the clearing in front of Todium's packhouse, most were startled but not surprised. The field was covered in white flowers that strangely reflected the stars around the field. There were many things Gaia had seen in her lifetime, but this was one of the most beautiful. Yellow fireflies flew around in the air as the cool night breeze surrounded them. There was a large stone with strange carvings seated in the far corner of the forest and from the looks of it, the entire Todium pack was there. Avalon immediately felt Gaia's presence when she stepped through the portal and watched it close. Her eyes scanned the crowd, some watched them with fearful caution, some with curiosity, and even a few kind eyes. But most of them just openly glared at them. Her kind and especially her people were not new to this kind of behavior so if it did bother them, they didn't show it. Avalon approached Gaia with eagerness to hold her in his arms. Gaia watched him with open curiosity as he grabbed her hands and brought her knuckles to his forehead before laying a kiss on them.

"Your beauty seems to multiply every time I lay my eyes on you.", Avalon couldn't help pulling her into his arms and laying a tender kiss on her face.

If it weren't for the rich melanin in Gaia's skin, everyone present would've seen how quickly the blush spread with how warm her cheeks and ears got. She couldn't help the silent thanks sent to her mother for her brown skin. She held his fingers and phased them into his office. Avalon still had not gotten used to the effects of Gaia's random bouts of phasing. She watched him gag in amusement as he held on to his desk. She felt sorry for him, so she walked over and rubbed his back until he stopped heaving.