The Werewolf's Vampire Mate
Chapter 387: I do

Chapter 387: I do

Beau

Wow.

The man of my dreams is walking towards me.

I have been all nerves and fear all day. Like, I thought about all the worst-case scenarios. The one that kept going on repeat was him not showing up to this. him turning me down somehow. I didn’t know how this would turn out. it was a big risk. I basically did this whole shit on my own—with the help of bells. It was impromptu, spontaneous but I have never been more sure of anything in all my life. I knew what I wanted from Lanis, the moment he touched me and I felt it all.

I have always known that I would want to marry him. in the community, marriage doesn’t exist. I mean, the mating ceremony is basically our own form of marriage. Like, in the eyes of Alby and the rest of the members of the community, we are married. There is no need for this but I want to claim him in all ways that I can. I want him to be mine as a vampire, a werewolf, and a human. I want everyone to know that he is mine.

I shake my hands in the air a couple of times when I see him at the entrance of the canopy. I had it all planned in my head but I never imagined it to feel like this. I never in a million years thought this was symbolic.

Lanis gives me a smile from the distance, maybe his way of letting me know that he sees me.

My heartbeat is so loud that I am so sure the whole room can hear it. I have never been this nervous in my life. Even seeing him now and knowing that he is in this with me, I still have the shakes. The pianist plays the wedding song and I watch him walk to me. I know he cried. Seeing him, I know he shed tears for me and that just makes the tears fight to come out. I don’t want to break down here. Even if I cry right now, they would be tears of joy. I wait for him to get to me. the second I feel his hands on mine, my whole world feels complete. It is just a touch, I have touched him more than I can count, in different ways but this time feels different. There is something special about him coming to me. This is his way of him telling me that he is giving me all of him.

I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life.

There is a smile on his face as Alby coughs nervously. It took a lot of convincing to get Alby to do this. he doesn’t believe in weddings. No one in the community understands why I am doing this and that is why not everyone is here. It is small, only the most important people to me and Lanis are here. I know this is the way he would want it to. He wouldn’t want the crowd that will come with people that don’t matter.

It feels like an eternity as we stand face to face. I watch him like if I so much as blink, he would disappear. I want to capture this moment for the rest of my life. I never want to forget this surmount happiness that he has brought to my life.

"So, let’s begin,’’ Alby mutters with a faint smile on his face.

My eyes remain on Lanis as he sends me a mind link.

Is this real?

He questions, even though he is present in this situation. I have never seen Lanis so engrossed in anything, as he is right now.

Yes.

I answer him with a smile on my face. slowly, he reaches for my face and wipes a drop of tear from my cheek.

"Welcome family, friends, and loved ones. we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Beau Foxly and Alanis Dravon. I know this is not conventional for our kind. In fact, this is the first wedding we have had ever. I guess when it comes to Beau, we get to experience many firsts."

Everyone laughs at Alby’s attempt at a joke, my whole attention is fixed on Lanis. There is nothing else I want to look at but him. our hands are still joined together. this is the way it is going to be for the rest of our lives.

I don’t have any plans to let him go.

"We are all here to support this commitment and love and to share the joy of Alanis and Beau as they choose to spend their lives together."

I nod, even though there was no doubt in my mind. It was always going to be me and him.

"Beau and Alanis,’’ Alby calls our names. This makes me turn to him for the first time since Lanis walked in here. "Your marriage will be a lifelong promise—which in our case is very long. Your marriage will be a lifelong promise to love, respect, trust, and honor each other, through the good, bad, and the unexpected. This union represents your commitment to support one another as an individual being but share your joys, sorrows, and dreams as one. A strong bond works in unison not only to nurture your best parts of your personalities but to understand each other’s differences and flaws. You are committing to learn how to grow along one another while remembering to keep an open mind throughout your journey.’’

I face Lanis again. he is still smiling. His face is red. I know he is shy right now. I know this is a lot but my hands on his is the boost he needs to complete this.

I take a deep breath because we are almost at the point where I have to read out my vows to him. I am nervous as fuck. public speaking isn’t the easiest thing for me but I want to declare my love for him to the people that matter to me.

"This is the part where I tell you to join hands and face each other but I see you already beat me up to it,’’ he laughs and the audience joins in.

"Beau, do you take Alanis to be your husband and partner for as long as you shall live?" he asks me.

There is no hesitation in my mind and I blurt out "I do,’’ Lanis’s smile widens and a couple of drops of tears fall to his face.

"Alanis, do you take Beau to be your husband and partner for as long as you shall live?"

Lanis is not as quick as I was. The tears that I knew he would shed, pour out even more as he tries to form words. I let go of his hand for a couple of seconds as he tries to wipe away all the tears. My hand rests on his face and I hold it there for a couple of seconds.

All you have to do is say I do. I will handle the rest.

I send him a mind link, reminding him of the words in my last note to him because I knew this would be emotional for him. especially with the pregnancy and everything. he stops crying, and with soft sniffs breathes out the words that bring me back to life.

"I do."