Cleo's Heart Desicions.

Marking Night, Part I.

They are strong enough to hold every fear, every beautiful broken piece of each other. They don't just feel complete, they are complete now!

~some hours later, midnight, Blood Pearl Pack, house~

Cleo's pov

"You look beautiful, my Luna!" Ava whispers touched and I smile, feeling my cheeks blushing.

Damn, I am getting nervous, but with the good meaning.

I can't believe that this is it and it's happening!

Alexander and I are going to mark each other in few minutes in front of our pack, we will became one officially and forever, we will be true mates and the past will be erased!

Yes, this is it, my moment, his moment, our moment.

We made it, we are just on time for the ceremony, the moon is almost full and we are ready, the pack is gathered and Alexander is waiting for me. It will be like the day he introduced me and Ava to everyone and welcomed us, I mean that it will take place at the central balcony and we will be alone, but there will be few very important differences.

This time Ava and Micah will be with the crowd and our family and friends. Also, Olivia is going to speak, because she has a special role in all these as the witches' leader, she will give us her blessing-allowance to mark each other when the moon is totally full and then, after we are done from the marking ceremony...

God! It will be amazing!

Well... Alexander and I will get downstairs, we will shift together, we will pass between the crowd and then we will go for a long run along our territory's borders. This is the whole process of the custom, Melody, my mother and grandpa told me everything I needed to know and I am extremely excited for too many reasons.

You see, it's not only that becoming official mates with Alexander is a dream coming true, but also the fact that this custom touches my heart. I already feel the bond with the pack, I want each and every one of it present, I need to share this moment with them, but moreover I am dying to see Axel again and so does Clea. We have weeks to be with him and we miss him like crazy. In addition, this long run has stolen my mind, because this is my home and I want to see all of it, I want to leave my mark everywhere.

"Ava..." I mutter breathless and look at me through the mirror, checking for any imperfection.

The closer the time gets, the more nervous I feel. I think I am being hysteric and I feel bad for making Ava's life difficult, but I know she understands, in fact she has no problem with my childish behavior, she is soft and calm. I haven't stopped murmuring, checking my appearance, trying to find if anything annoys me in order to ask from her to help me fix it, but she is an angel next to me, a rock. I want everything to be perfect, I feel insecure about my appearance for the second time in my life (the first one was at Bree's ceremony when I met Alexander) and I am aware that it's stupid of me, but... I want this night to be unforgettable to everyone, especially to my Alexander and me!

"Breathe, my friend. You look fantastic, he will love it." Ava states confidently, reading my troubled expression and comes and stops right next to me.

We lock our gazes through the mirror and we smile from relief and pure happiness.

We were destined to do everything together, our lives run together, we are bounded forever!

I take her hand in mine and give it a gentle squeeze. Her sweet smile gets wider and both of us take a long breath, without breaking our eye contact, without talking or moving for a while, just enjoying the moment, our bright, new life.