𝓨𝓸𝓾, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓜𝓮 [ᵗᵃᵉᵍⁱ] ✔️

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Yoongi.

I gulped. Ceremony?

"As you know, our pack has gone through a lot these past months." She continued, the crowd nodding. "We lost our leader," she sucked in a breath and gulped, "and many other brave souls, willing to fight for their family."

The crowd nodded again, quiet howls of pain were heard. "But we also have shown our strength and our loyalty towards each other." She spoke, her voice now firm and pride swinging with it. She looked over to Taehyung, who nodded.

"I lost my father. I saw him getting killed, but I was too far away." I could hear him trying to gulp down the tears fighting their way into his eyes. Everyone was dead silent.

"But I know that he loved me. He loved all of us. He was a truly great alpha, one whose abilities are hard to match. I won't even try to match them, because I never could." He suppressed a sniff, and I intertwined our fingers, feeling the pain his soul is taking too.

"But what all of this taught me, is that it will help me in finding my way to be a good leader for all of you. It taught me, that the passion burning in our hearts, the desire to fight for the right thing, is stronger than every ounce of hatred and threat thrown at us. We are strong, as individuals. But," he paused and smiled, "I couldn't possibly have done this without all of you. You are my family, most of you have seen me grow up, dealt with me through my hormonal outrages as a teen, and supported me in pursuing my dream."

He stopped, taking another deep breath. I noticed tears forming in my eyes, not because I was sad, but because I was incredibly proud of Taehyung.

"You are the blood in my veins, the heartbeat which keeps me going, the oxygen." He smiled with tears in his eyes. "But without one special group, I wouldn't be standing here today. I wouldn't even be breathing." His voice got quiet towards the end.

"Kim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin, Jung Hoseok, Park Jimin, please stand up. You guys deserve all the love and happiness in the world. You stood by me through fights, emotional times, and most importantly: you stayed. No matter what, I could always count on you. Thank you, my brothers" he said, one happy tear slipping out of the corner of his eye.

The boys stood up, and the whole pack began cheering for them, they all were flustered, but they deserve it. I and Jungkook joined in, completely living in the moment.

After a minute, the cheers slowly calmed down. Taehyung turned to look at me and Jungkook.

"But there are two other people, without them nothing would've been possible." He looked at me, his typical rectangular smile on full display.

"Min Yoongi. You're not only the last Lunahri and snowborn, but you're also my mate. Though we didn't start off the typical college romance way, I still wouldn't change anything. I knew my life would change from the moment I caught your scent in the hallways."

I blinked, trying to stop the tears, but it was too late. Taehyung gently swept some away with his thumb.

"At first you were all shy and quiet, but eventually you opened up. I will never forget the twinkle in your eyes as you first talked about the things which make you happy. I won't ever forget the moment you first shot me your gummy smile while receiving my gift on your birthday. I'll never forget the first kiss we shared, innocent, and sweet."