Betrayed Luna's Second Chance Alphas
Betrayed Luna’s Second Chance Alphas – Chapter 62

-Riley-

I spent the day with Dee and Keller and Reid.

I was happy to hear that Reid and Dee wanted to do their marking ceremony here. Dee was worried that they would be interfering, or whatever, but I didn’t care about that. Bad things seemed to happen all the time in my life now, and I knew we needed something good and happy to balance that. Life shouldn’t stop just because of bad things.

The Queen agreed, too, when we went to talk about it with her and the king about getting a legal certificate from the King’s council. It was all set that Dee and Reid would do their marking ceremony tomorrow evening, right here in Nightshade. I couldn’t wait for my best friend to get her happy ending.

“We have a ballroom, and we can do your ceremony there,” the Queen said with an excited grin as she walked us towards a big room on the sixth floor. Of course, they had a ballroom. Why was I not surprised? It was spacious and perfect. Beautiful chandeliers hung from the ceilings and the walls were painted a soft pink. Tall glass windows filtered golden sulight in.

Now, we needed to make it beautiful for the ceremony. We only had a few hours.

“We have to decorate this place and then get you ready for tomorrow,” I said with an exhilarated grin, and the Queen nodded.

I was already planning a lot of things in my head when Dee told me she was getting married to Reid. Dee and I had always been practical, but she always wanted a beautiful wedding, and she would have that for the marking ceremony, too.

“But you have things to do, a case to solve,” Dee said with a frown and I shook my head. “And I don’t think we have time to go all out.” She looked nervous and conflicted.

“We will always have things to do, but this is important. This is your special day, Dee, and you are going to get everything you desire.”

“She is right,” the Queen agreed as I admired the ballroom. It was perfect.

“First, we are getting you a dress and then a cake and then a stop at the spa,” I said with a decisive look in my eyes as I stood up. “Come on, hurry up.”

“What am I doing?” Reid asked as he followed us. “Should I come dress shopping with you?”

“Nope. You can’t see the dress. You and Keller will get flowers and food, and do not get just pizza,” I said to him as Roman and Adrian walked inside. The Queen must have mind-linked Roman and asked them to come.

“We will help,” Adrian said as he looked around the ballroom. “Congratulations, Deidre.”

“Thanks Adrian.”

“You don’t have to,” I said to the guys. “We can do it. You guys-”

“We want to, Riley. Dee is important to you and so she is important to us,” Roman said with a smile as he motioned to Keller and Reid.

“Come on, guys, I know the best place to buy flowers and decor, and then we can go meet Antoni,” Adrian said with a big smile. He did really look excited about this.

“Antoni is the best. He works in Adrian’s dad’s restaurant.”

“You have a restaurant, too? I thought you were wine guys.”

“When you make wine, you need a place to push it to the customers. It is only common sense,” Adrian winked as the guys walked out, talking about flowers. It was strange to see four grown men talking about flowers, but it made me incredibly happy. My two men were perfect. They were everything I had ever wanted.

I turned to the Queen. “Do you know any place we could get an amazing wedding dress?”

“Yes. I already called,” the Queen said as she tapped her forehead. “And I am not saying this just because Eve is my friend’s daughter, and my pack member… she is talented and her designs are gorgeous.”

We took the elevator, and walked towards a limo.

“A limo?” Dee gasped as she looked at the Queen and the Queen laughed. My heart filled. She was an amazing, amazing woman, and I could see how Roman could be the way he was.

“You are the bride, and it is your day.”

I looked at Queen Alexia and my heart filled as I saw her giving me a nod.

“Thank you,” I mouthed.

“Thank you, I am beyond grateful, but you don’t have to do all this, your Majesty, I mean-” Dee looked nervous as heck. It was fun to watch her like that.

“Oh, call me Alex, and any friend of Riley’s deserves only the royal treatment. Come on, girls, let’s have some fun.”

“Are you leaving without me?” I heard a voice and whirled around to see Ashelene walking towards the limo with Bella by her side. Bella looked kind of reluctant, but Ashelene dragged her to where we were standing.

I looked at Ash, and I truly felt bad for her. I understood how it would be to lose the person you loved. I once did love Hiran, truly. Even though he was a monster, it did break my heart to realize that he had used me, cheated on me.

Adrian was amazing and losing him would hurt someone more.

She gave me a smile, and I wished I could do something to make it hurt less, but I couldn’t. Sometimes, we had to go through heartbreak to replace the good things in life. I found Roman and Adrian, and I knew she would replace her own happiness. It just couldn’t be with him.

“My mate,” Gem said with a possessive glint in her eyes.

“Yes. Not with our mate. No one can have them,” I said as I looked at Ashelene.

“You know,” she said in a whisper as the Queen and Dee got inside the car. I nodded.

“I- I didn’t know you liked Adrian. I am-”

I didn’t want to ask sorry, because it wasn’t my mistake, but I was sorry for what happened to her, too.

“Don’t worry. I am alright. It was a crush and now that I know he belongs to you, I know what I should do. Kill Adrian.”

“What?” I hasped.

“I meant… from my mind.” She smiled. “Don’t look so shocked. I wouldn’t hurt your mate, and Riley, I am happy that you have them. They are amazing. My brother and Adrian. And they will make you so happy. You deserve all the happiness.”

“They already do, Ash. I was hurt, heartbroken and then I met them. They were my oasis at the dessert. I promise that it might look bleak at this moment for you, as it should be, but you will replace someone who will give you the world,” I said, and she nodded.

“Thanks Riley. The only thing that stings less is that Adrian is with you. You are amazing and you deserve him,” she said. Bella was silent, but she had a smile on her face when I met her eyes.

We piled inside the car. First we went to the quaint boutique. It looked high-end and luxurious, and Eva really was talented. The dresses were all to die for. I made a mental note that I would be coming here to get my dress.

“Yes,” Rene and Gem said together, looking besotted.

“Will you be my maid of honor?” Dee asked me.

“Of course, I already am. Why do you think I am doing all of this?” I smiled as she tried another dress and I gasped. It was perfect. It was really simple, but it looked like it was made for Dee. She twirled around with a smile, her eyes twinkling with mirth.

“This is it. I never thought about the dress or that I would get to do it with a wolf, but the moment I looked at this, I knew this was mine, like the moment I looked at Reid,” Dee said as she ran her finger along the embroidered bodice and I nodded. “I had wasted a long time, but this moment was perfect.”

Everyone agreed about the dress. We bought dresses for me and the girls, who agreed to be her bridesmaids.

“I can’t believe that the Lycan Queen is going to be at my marking ceremony,” Dee said, and the Queen smiled. We then went to cake-tasting. The Queen had, once again, brought us to the perfect place. After we got the cake, we went to the spa and relaxed for two hours, getting pampered.

I realized how much we all needed it after the days we had. I was relaxed and pliant when we walked out of the spa, and I felt like half of the weight on my shoulder was reduced. I felt like I was floating.

“Come on, let’s go back and see what the guys have done,” Bella said as we drove back to Nightshade.

We walked inside the looming building and soon we were in the ballroom and I gasped. They had outdone themselves. The room was covered in laces and beautiful calla lilies and roses and tulips. Calla lilies were Dee’s favorite and tulips were both hers and my favorite.

Adrian was missing though. Roman walked towards me once he saw all of us.

“What do you think? I worked hard,” he said with a sigh,

“It is perfect. It is beyond perfection. I was slightly hesitant when I handed you guys this job, but this is so good.”

“We had some help, but I am glad you like that.”

Reid pulled Dee inside as they continued to look around, laughing and smiling. They were both glowing, and my heart felt full.

I kept looking around as Rome walked towards Ashelene and hugged her. They talked for a few minutes before Roman came to me. “Now that it is done, come with me,” Roman said.

“Where are we going and where is Adrian?”

“Adrian is still in the restaurant. He is helping Antoni,” Roman said with a smile as he motioned me to follow him. “And Riley… I think it is about time I took you on a proper date. Will you go on a date with me, my Kitten?” Roman asked. My heart danced in my chest.

“Of course, I will,” I whispered as we walked into the elevator. Roman gave me a single tulip and a k**s on my forehead. It was a bright orange. “It reminded me of your hair in the early morning sunlight. Like burning flames,” Roman whispered as he ran his fingers through my hair and tugged. I g*****d.

He looked dangerously addictive and I still couldn’t believe he was all mine.

“Ours?” Rene said with a hesitant look and I had to smile at that. She was slowly getting out of her shell and I couldn’t have been happier for her.

“Yes. Ours.”

“And mine, too,” Gem said with a huff. “He is mine, too.”

“That is what I meant. OURS.”

We walked to the rooftop of the building and I gasped when Roman pushed the door open. The rooftop had a beautiful garden and it was peaceful and serene. The sound of birds and water tinkling filled the air. The evening air was crisp and carried the scent of flowers.

“Why did I not know this was here?”

The whole place was surrounded by flowering plants and vines blooming with colorful flowers. There was a small white arch and benches and a white, marble water fountain. A statue of a mermaid sat on top of the fountain.

“Because I was keeping it a secret for this moment,” Roman said as he walked me through plants and vines and flower bushes until we reached the back where a small cozy table was set up.

The table had a small crystal vase with a red rose. Roman pulled my chair for me and motioned me to sit. He pulled my hair to the side and placed a k**s on my shoulder. I trembled from the touch as tingles danced along my skin, proving once again that he was mine.

Everything felt and looked perfect. I wished this moment would last. I wished that there was nothing outside this perfect pocket of time. Soft music filled the air as Roman sat opposite to me.

He handed me a bottle of beer as he grabbed a glass of whiskey. “This was what we were drinking when we first met,” he said as his smoldering eyes met mine and I couldn’t believe I was this lucky.

“It is. It was a green alien goo, though. That was what I was drinking.”

“Goddess, you were perfect even when you were drunk out of your mind.”

“And you were grumpy,” I whispered as I took a sip of my drink. “And I wanted you. I wanted to taste you, I wanted to break your composure.”

“And you did with just your look, but I was good at pretending. I had never wanted a woman like I wanted you that night. I had never even looked at a woman before you came along.”

“Because of Feyona…” I whispered and he nodded.

“Now I realize why that couldn’t work out. It was nothing, Riley, what I felt for her, compared to the magnitude of what I felt for you. One night, and you- you just destroyed any sense of rational thoughts in me. I wanted you, I needed you, even before I knew you were mine, but you are mine, now.”

“I am. And you are mine,” I said as he took my palm in his and softly kissed my hand.

“And Riley… I- I love you. I fell in love with you that night when you propositioned my best friend and then me,” he said, his voice low and hoarse as he looked at me with eyes that had turned so dark. My body wanted him, right here, right now. “And Karl wants me to tell you that he loves you, too.”

“I already know that. He was the one who confessed to me, right, when you drunk dialed me?” I smirked and Roman gave me an abashed smile and looked down into his whiskey. His honey brown eyes met me over the glass rim and I felt like I would explode from the feelings rushing inside me.

He pulled out a small box and handed it to me. “For you, my sweet Kitten. I love you and you are the one I have been waiting for all my life. You are the one for me, even before I have met you. Just no one could have worked.”

I pulled the chair closer so that I could feel him against my body, my burning skin. He ran his fingers along my arm, sending electric shocks. I leaned against him and kissed him on his shoulder and bit him softly. He g*****d.

“We have to eat food.”

“I am not hungry for food, Rome. When you are with me, I am always hungry for only one thing. YOU.”

“You will kill me, Kitten, and I will still die a happy man.”

“I love you, Roman Eros Night. I loved you even when I told myself that this was just a one-night-stand. It wasn’t. You weren’t. You are my smile and my happiness. You are half of my world.”

Roman turned me to the side and crashed his lips against mine.