Chapter 299


    Chapter 299: Full House


    Weeks passed after the party in the woods. Enzo and I realistically had all of the time in the world to


    n our wedding, but neither of us wanted to wait. We nned to have the wedding on New Year’s


    Eve, which only gave us a few weeks to n, but with the help of our friends and my father, it was


    possible.


    My father hired the best seamstress in the entire werewolf realm to make me a custom wedding gown


    that was perfectly fitted to my body. When I first saw how the finished product looked on me, I cried


    huge crocodile tears. Lori and Jessica cried, too, and the three of us hugged tightly. 1


    The wedding was to be held in my father’s mansion. A few days beforehand, Enzo and I went to the


    werewolf realm along with our friends, and all of us spent those days in the mansion. My father was


    happy to have thepany, and my friends were excited to roam the halls of a royal castle while we


    prepared for the wedding.


    But something was missing. Something huge, and something that I couldn’t bring myself to look past.


    My mom – my adoptive mom – and my brother weren’t here. They were still in Europe with my aunt,


    and I wasn’t able to get a hold of them no matter how hard I tried. And now it was the morning of my


    wedding, the morning of New Year’s Eve, and I gave up entirely on trying to call my mom. Call after call


    went to voicemail, and she hadn’t answered any of my letters. Maybe she got too caught up in taking


    care of Taylor, or maybe she was scared of me now that my wolf had emerged. Either way, I just hoped


    that they were both safe.


    Thankfully, during those few weeks my father’s troops had sessfully dredged out all of the


    Crescents they could find. The rest of the Crescents scattered. My father found Lewis and Ronan’s


    father conspiring together, and put both of them in prison in the werewolf realm. Enzo made sure to


    have a special hand in torturing Lewis for information. So, thankfully, I knew that my mom and my


    brother hadn’t been hurt by the Crescents, because the Crescents were now nothing more than a few


    tiny factions of rebels who were in hiding. 1


    Maybe they really did just want nothing to do with me anymore. So long as they were both healthy and


    safe, I figured that I could live with that, 1


    On the morning of my wedding, however, I felt my heart sink more and more when I should have been


    excited. Even as Lori and Jessica, my maids of honor, helped me put on my dress, I had to blink back


    tears because the woman who raised me wasn’t there to see it. As I put my veil on, I wished that she


    was there to put it on for me, and to hug me and tell me that she was proud of her little girl. I wished


    that I was crying tears of joy instead of tears of sadness.


    Suddenly, Jessica took my hand with a smile. Now that I was fully dressed, with my hair in perfect ck


    curls cascading down my back and a delicate ne around my neck, I really did look like a bride.


    We looked in the mirror for a few moments, neither of us speaking, as we held each other’s hands.


    But then, Jessica turned to me and smiled even wider. “Come outside,” she said, tugging me along by


    my hand toward the door. “And close your eyes.”


    “Why?” I asked, but I closed my eyes anyway while Lori held my shoulders firmly and helped guide me.


    “It’s a surprise,” Lori said. I could hear her smile through my closed eyes.” Trust us. You’ll love it.”


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    I furrowed my brow, but did as they asked. All of the wedding preparations were done by now, and I


    was fully dressed and couldn’t see Enzo now before the ceremony, so unless they were nning on


    breaking tradition or surprising me with some small gift, I was a bit confused. I felt them guide me out


    into the chilly air, then carefully led me down the steps. Once we were at the bottom, I heard the sound


    of footsteps approaching.


    “Okay,” Jessica said, letting go of my hand. “Open your eyes.”


    I slowly cracked my eyes open. As I squinted against the light, two forms approached. Once they came


    into view, my jaw dropped.


    “Mom? Taylor?” I whispered, my voice shaking.


    In front of me stood my mother and my brother, both dressed for a wedding in a tuxedo and a dress.


    My mom had tears in her eyes, and Taylor was smiling, standing straighter and looking healthier than


    thest time I had seen him.


    A sob caught in my throat as I rushed forward and threw my arms around both of them, pulling them in


    close.


    For a long time, the three of us just held each other, crying andughing. When we finally pulled away,


    my mother held me at arm’s length and looked me up and down.


    “You make a beautiful bride,” she whispered, wiping her tears away with one hand.


    “You’re still a dork, though,” Taylor chimed in, to which I responded by punching him gently on the arm


    andughing.


    “Mom,” I said, dabbing away my own tears with a handkerchief, “What happened? How did you get


    here? I’ve been trying to call you nonstop-“


    “I know, honey,” my mom interjected with an apologetic look. “And I’m sorry. But this was supposed to


    be a surprise. Your father asked me not to talk to you until now.”


    My eyes widened as my mom spoke. “You… You talked to my biological dad?” I whispered.


    My mom nodded and a slow smile began to spread across her lips. There was a new brightness to her


    face, although whether it was from living in Europe or the fact that it was her daughter’s wedding day, I


    couldn’t be entirely sure.


    Suddenly, Taylor spoke up. “He’s invited us toe live here, with him,” he blurted out with a wide grin.


    Taylor’s words made my eyes widen even further. “He- What?” I stammered incredulously.


    My mom nodded vigorously. “Your father is even lovelier than I imagined,” she said, sounding almost a


    little sheepish. “He said that Taylor and I could live here as long as we want, and he even has a witch


    who might be able to help lift your brother’s curse. I think he’s lonely.”


    I thought back to my sister’s funeral, and nodded slowly. Of course he was lonely; he had lost his wife,


    his second wife, and his daughter. And despite what the Luna and Selena both did when they were


    alive, I was certain that it was still heartbreaking.


    At least Selena wasn’t in control of her actions when she did those horrible things.


    But even so, this was a huge mansion for a single man and his servants. And although I didn’t want to


    read into it too much, the way that my mother’s eyes sparkled when she talked about my dad made me


    wonder if there was something else there between them…


    Or at least, maybe there could be something between the two of them.


    I supposed that I wouldn’t mind that so much. But more than anything, I was happier than ever to have


    my mom and my brother here by my side on my wedding day.