Blessed Luna Rising - Chapter 27: Chapter 27

Killian’s POV
Seeing Tara cry like that and hearing that terrifying scream broke my heart but it really made me realize how real and how dangerous the coming war is. I could lose her or she could lose me. I wasn’t planning on proposing that way and I will most certainly make it up to her but she said yes! She’s going to marry me. I look up from my laptop to see her sleeping face looking so peaceful in our bed. I’m currently looking at rings online to decide what I would like to use to propose properly. I finally decide on a 10 karat pear shaped diamond set in a 14 karat white gold band with another 2 karats worth of diamonds embedded in the bands. I send an email to the pack jeweler with the design and sizes. He quickly responds letting me know he will have it ready for me by the following weekend because I’m the Alpha and he rushes my orders. As I’m closing my laptop I hear Tara stirring. She smiles at me sleepily when she sees me get up from the couch to come to her.
“Good morning, love. How are you feeling?” I say as I brush the hair from her face and she turns her face into my hand and kisses my wrist.
“Better now. How about you?” she replies and I bend down to kiss her.
“Did you mean what you said?” she asks and I look at her confused. Certainly she’s not asking if I’m sure I want to marry her.
“Ya know… do you really wanna get married?” she says sheepishly and I’m stunned.
“Tara, we are mates. We are marked. The Moon Goddess created us for each other. It doesn’t get more permanent than that but I want you to be my wife. I want you to be Mrs. Tara Walker.” I say holding her gaze and I see the tears well up in her eyes.
“We’re about to go to war and I do not want to risk my life for a world in which you are not my better half in every sense of the word.” I continue and a tear escapes her eyes. I kiss it away and then press my lips to hers in a gentle kiss.
“I love you, Killian.” she says just above a whisper.
“And I love you, Tara. You must get up though. My mother and sisters are already chomping at the bit to throw together a proper wedding.” I say with a grin and all the color drains from her face causing me to belly laugh.
“I didn’t think about that. This means shopping. So much shopping.” she says with her hands over her face.
“It’ll be okay, love. I think you can suffer through a bit of shopping for our big day.” I say with a wink and she sighs. She nods and gets herself up to get ready for the day. Just as I hear the shower turn on i hear my mother in my head.
“Is that lovely mate of yours ever coming down? I’m so excited to be planning my son’s wedding!” she says with excitement.
“It’s her wedding too so what she says goes. No bullying or guilting into what YOU want.” I reply.
“Yes, I know. I had my day with your father all those years ago. I won’t be a monster in law, Killian.” she says and just then I hear the shower turn off.
“She’s getting out of the shower now. She and I will be down for brunch in a bit.” I say as I close the link with her and then mind link the kitchen staff to let them know I’d like a little brunch made for the ranked members and their families in the conference room.
I walk to the bathroom to see my mate in nothing but a towel in front of the mirror working some products into her hair.
“Well this is a nice view. Whatcha doin’?” I ask her as I lean against the bathroom wall with a smile on my face. She rolls her eyes and smiles at me but I see a hint of pink spread across her cheeks.
“I’m working this curl defining cream into my hair so my curls are defined and moisturized instead of frizzy and dry.” she replies as she flips her head down to get the product into every inch of her thick fiery locks.
As she flips her head up and stands up straight, her towel slides exposing her breasts and erect n*****s. I instantly feel my member harden in my shorts.
“Let me help you with that.” I say and walk over like I’m going to help her pull the towel up but as with one light tug, the towel falls to her feet exposing her naked body.
“Killian!” she half yells and laughs at me as she goes to pick the towel up but I catch her wrists holding them to her sides. Her eyes are watching me intently and she’s trembling with anticipation. I love it and I can smell her arousal building up.
We don’t have time for me to take her right now but there’s no harm in teasing my bride to be before we leave and then satisfying her tonight. I put her back to the sink, still holding her hands in place, and begin kissing and nibbling from her left hip to her right hip. She throws her head back and bucks her hips as a moan escapes her lips letting me know she enjoys the feeling. I lightly drag my nose against her belly up to her chest trailing little kisses making her shiver before reaching her mounds. I place her hands behind her back and hold them both with one hand as I take her right n***** into my mouth for just a moment. I blow on it, making her whimper, and then begin nibbling and sucking on her left breast and n***** while my free hand plays and massages the other.
“Killian.. I’m gonna cum.” she says and I don’t want that so I stop abruptly, making her whimper and whine. I place a small kiss on her lips and begin to exit the bathroom.
“Wait. What are you doing?” she says confused and irritated all at once.
“We have to go, my love. The staff has brunch set up for us in the conference room and we have planning to do.” I reply with a smirk and continue walking away. I hear her scoff behind me and stomp into the closet. I laugh to myself as she continues with her tantrum in the closet. She comes out of the closet grumbling and sees me sitting in the oversized chair waiting for her.
“Let’s go!” she yells impatiently and stomps for the door but I grab her hand and pull her over to me.
“No. You said we just HAAAAVE to go so let’s go.” she snaps at me and I smile as I pull her down to my lap. I go to kiss her lips and she turns her head from me causing my Alpha nature to stir. I gently grab her chin and turn her face to mine. I take her lips in a possessive kiss until my lungs are burning from the lack of oxygen. I pull back and look at her swollen, pink lips and green eyes with black flecks swirling in them.
“I will take care of you tonight, my Luna. Now be a good girl and stop your tantrum before I’m forced to take you over my knee.” I say while still holding her face to mine.
“Yes, Alpha.” she says with a nod and I can’t help the way my d*ck twitches. I nod and plant one more small kiss on her lips before standing up and heading down the stairs to brunch. Once I send her off with my mother and sisters, it’s going to be a busy day as I plan the best proposal ever for her.
Tara’ POV
Killian and I finally made it downstairs for brunch around 11:30 in the morning and we announced our engagement to the ranked members. Elora, Serenity, and Deidre wasted no time from that point on. They immediately pulled out binders, magazines, and phones to show me ideas. They started drilling Killian and I before we ever got to eat! They wanted to know the budget and, of course, Killian told them there was no budget and to spare no expense to make this wedding everything I deserved. We decided on having the wedding in one month and Elora immediately started on the guest list. We made it very clear Atlas and his pack were not to be invited. She obviously agreed. Killian asked Nicole to be his best man and Jude to be his groomsman. I asked Deidre to be my maid of honor and Serenity to be my bridesmaid. All parties excitedly accepted but then I looked at Winston and asked him if he would walk me down the aisle. His eyes went misty and he couldn’t speak so he simply nodded in agreement. Killian, Nicole, and Jude ended up having to leave and Winston followed suit leaving me in the conference room with the girls.
“Have you ever daydreamed about your wedding?” Deidre asked me and I nodded with a slight shrug. I had daydreamed about my wedding since I was a young girl.
“So tell us your vision. We will make it happen.” Serenity says excitedly and Deidre nods with a smile.
“It sounds cheesy but I wasn’t raised in a beautiful home like this with everything I could need or want like you guys.” I say sheepishly and they both shake their heads.
“This is your day and nothing is cheesy about your dream wedding. Tell us.” Deirdre says as Serenity nods in reassurance.
“A Cinderella wedding.” I say nearly at a whisper and they shriek making me jump in my seat.
“Do you trust us to make this the wedding of your dreams?” she asks me and I nod.
“I promise we will handle everything because we know you hate shopping and the whole process would be overwhelming. We just need to know what kind of cake you’d like down to the frosting and filling as well as what dinners and hors d’oeuvres you want served.” she said and my eyes light up.
“No shopping?!” I ask a bit to cheerful and she rolls her eyes at me with a laugh.
“We still have to go shopping for your dress and our dresses so you’re not completely off the hook. We’ll still consult with you on choices to make sure everything is how you want it as well.” she says and I nod with a smile.
“I haven’t ever had cake so I can’t tell you what I like but I’d like to have a seafood dish and a steak dish for the dinners to be picked from. Maybe lobster with corn and roasted potatoes like Ms. Shirley made for dinner the other night? And a steak with mashed potatoes and a salad?” I said and I was met with blank stares.
“I’ll make note for the dinners but you’ve never had cake? That just won’t do. Serenity, call Gregory and tell him we’re coming for a tasting.” she says before turning back to me.
“You have plans today, Luna. Now what about hors d’oeuvres?” Deidre asks again still writing in her notebook and I think
“How about those bacon wrapped scallops and avocado bruschetta? Those were really good the other day.” I say genuinely thinking back to the food.
“Sounds great. Let’s go ahead and head over to Gregory’s bakery so he can get started on the wedding cake plans.” she says and I nod.
We climb into a pack SUV and drive 35 minutes to a little bakery with a sign reading “Prime Sweets”. The building doesn’t look like much from the outside but inside is beautiful. The floors were simple white tiles and the walls were painted a deep royal purple. Everything else was silver or a lilac color to offset the richness of the walls. Several small tables lined the walls asin front of the windows and 6 glass cases full of different baked goods and pastries were in the center of it all. As the door shuts behind us and we sit at the biggest table in the place, a short, round man comes walking out of the kitchen with a tray of cupcakes.
“Luna, this is Gregory. Gregory, this is our Luna and soon to be sister, Tara.” Serenity says as he sets the tray down. He gives a bow before sitting down with us.
“Today I have prepared 3 of each flavor for each of you to taste. We have red velvet cake with a cheesecake filling and cream cheese frosting, devil’s food cake with a chocolate ganache filling and chocolate frosting, vanilla cake with a strawberry filling and buttercream frosting, and of course, our famous lemon cake with lemon curd filling and lemon frosting.” he says as he passes out the four different cupcakes to the 3 of us.
I try each cupcake one by one and each time I’m amazed at how delicious they are. How am I supposed to make this decision?!
“So what do you think?” Deidre says to me and I simply nod as I continue eating the final cupcake.
“Do you know which ones you want at the wedding?” she asks me and I nod again before answering.
“I want them all. 4 tables of cupcakes and a small red velvet cake for Killian and I to cut.” I say very matter of factly and they just stare at me.
“What? We are inviting the entire pack and a few people from other packs. That should be more than enough.” I say confused as to why they’re staring.
“Alright, Luna. If that’s what you want, that’s what you’ll get. Just send the bill to Killian when you’ve got it ready.” Deidre says to me and Gregory.
We get up and head out of the bakery to the car when Serenity spots a bridal store across the street.
“We could always see if we can find you a dress while we are here?” Serenity says as a question to me and Deidre.
“I don’t want to go without your mom. She’s the closest thing I have to a mom.” I say and Deidre nods her head.
“So I’ll call her and tell her to come out here. I know she will love that you want to include her!” Serenity says and pulls out her phone. After a few minutes she puts her phone away and comes back to her sister and I.
“She’ll be here in 20 minutes. She was already on her way this way for something else and is happy to join us.” Serenity says and I smile.
After Elora arrives we head into the bridal store and are greeted by the store owner. It turns out this store is owned by a werewolf in our pack as well.
“Lunas. Serenity. Deidre.” she says with a bow to show respect to the 4 of us and I smile at her.
“To what do I owe this pleasure?” she says with a genuine smile and a hint of giddiness to her voice.
“Alpha Killian has proposed to Luna Tara and we are here to see if you have any dresses she likes.” Serenity says and the woman jumps up and down clapping quickly.
“This is such a huge honor. Thank you so much for choosing my boutique. Please let’s go to the bridal area and I’ll get your measurements and an idea of what you want.” she says and we all follow her to the back of the store to an area with couches and 360 mirrors. There’s little bowls of chocolates and ice buckets with champagne. It feels so fancy.
She takes my measurements and all of us list the qualities we would like in a dress. I try on 6 different dresses and none of them feel right. I’m ready to throw in the towel when the store owner brings back one last dress. It’s beautiful on the hanger and I immediately start putting it on with her help. When I look in the mirror, my eyes fill with tears. It’s perfect. It’s a strapless mermaid dress with layers of glittery tulle adorned with pearls, crystals, glass beads, and sequins. It hugs my body from my chest to the tops of my thighs and has a beautiful long train. I step out of the dressing room to show Serenity, Deidre, and Elora. They all gasp and a small sob escapes Elora and she smiles wide nodding vigorously. Serenity and Deidre also have tears in their eyes.
“That is the one.” Serenity manages to get out and I nod my head.
“To complete the look, here’s the matching veil, Luna Tara.” says the store owner with a big smile and tears of her own. I break down in tears of happiness seeing it all together. Elora rushes up to hug me closely followed by her daughters.
“I take it we are saying ‘yes’ to the dress?” the store owner says and I shake my head yes excitedly. She pops a bottle of champagne and pours 4 glasses, handing them to us.
She leaves to get the dress and veil into a garment bag and Elora goes to pay for it all. The store owner wanted to gift it to us and Elora insisted that she wanted to be the one to buy her new daughter in law’s wedding dress since I didn’t have family. Sitting on the couch with my soon to be sisters in law I let out a laugh of disbelief.
“What’s up?” Deidre says and Serenity looks worried. I simply smile and look at them.
“I said yes to the dress. I’m getting married.”