#6 The Ceremony

A knock on the door snapped Lilly out of her thoughts, “time”, the butler Jack said from the other side, “My lady?”Are you ready? The butler Jack said, reaching out his hand for Lilly to take, Lilly held onto his hand as she stood up from the vanity chair.
Lilly wished Anna was here to watch her as she walked down the hill to get married to the man of her dreams. Daphne could feel eyes searing through her body as she walked down the red-colored aisle of the lavish ballroom. Malicious, envious, and envious eyes.
Everyone had come here with the sole intention of watching her fail and make mistakes, and it only made her more determined. Even more determined to disprove them.
It took her a few moments to get there, due to the width of the pavilion where the wedding would take place.

Once she got to the steps, Matteo brought his hand out and helped her step unto the pavilion, he was treating her with such tenderness and love,
that it inflamed the wrath of the thousands of people present.
The younger women were envious, and the older women were envious as well. The young men were enraged by this arrangement and devised a plan to put a stop to it. this, as well as the elder men's desire for blood. Her blood, to be precise.
He smiled at her, his dimple more prominent and Lilly looked at him with her blue fish-like eyes and smiled, this was the happiest day of her life, the priest told Lilly to take a knee and she did.

There was a brief pause before Matteo's deep voice boomed into the audience, " "We've assembled here today, to anoint my chosen as queen of Giovanni in her proper place.
The priest stated;, "she shall rule with king Matteo beginning today until death separates them," he declared, as his words slammed into her heart.
“I'm going to be the queen of Giovanni? The actual queen? Holy shit!” Her mind was telling her no and her heart was telling her, yes, to continue with the wedding.
At the moment Lilly was Lost in thought; “Wait wait!! Everyone was stunned when Lilly yelled, "I don't think I can continue with this ceremony, I know your kiss brought me back to normal as a human but I don’t think you are the one for me".

“Lilly Lilly Lilly!! Are you sure you want to proceed with the ceremony or should it be postponed?” Matt asked her as she regained her consciousness.
“Let's keep going, I'm fine, I was just lost in my thoughts,” the priest continued "I pledge to lead with complete and greatest honesty and fairness,"
"I swear to provide justice and punishment according to the law when required," I repeated. I had to take a long list of oaths. With a "So shall it be," it all came to a close.
"Lilly, Queen of Giovanni, I now proclaim thee. My queen, rise and confront your subjects ", I rose to my feet and carefully turned around, taking care not to lose my crown.
After that, he handed me a knife laced with pure gold, and even though I despised the idea of self-harm, I knew what I had to do. I dragged the knife across my palm and handed it back to him, and he did the same, returning the knife to the table.

I followed his lead as he took my hand in his and closed his eyes. After a few seconds, a powerful surge of energy rushed through me. I felt like screaming and rolling over in anguish, like I was on fire inside, like the power he was giving me was too much for my frail body.
He let go of my hand just as I was about to pass out. My senses were heightened, and everything seemed to be multiplied. I looked at my hand, it was completely healed like nothing ever happened.
As the full moon approached, everyone in the throng began to phase and howl. The other wolves began to bend their heads in recognition of us as their leaders.
"Phase my queen," Matt said, I nodded and let my wolf out, he also did the same. I looked down at my paws and noticed my fur color had changed, how was this even possible? My once brown colored fur had changed into a white color.

It was so bright that it almost blinded me. Perplexed, I tilted my head to the side to question Matt, but I was cut off by his wolf's beauty. His fur shone a bright golden color and his brown eyes seemed to be more piercing than normal, that aside he was huge, very huge.
I noticed that he wore diamonds around his head when I got closer. He was, without a doubt, the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen. 'You have been recognized as the queen,
causing her to lose her old fur for a new one, a color that is,' he remarked to me through our shared link, sensing my perplexity. Your eye color has also switched to brown, the royal color. I was taken aback by the last few words he uttered; had my eye color changed? Too brown?

It wasn't that I didn't enjoy the concept of brown eyes; it was just that I preferred my old fish-like eyes. For the cocktail hour and the grand feast, everyone had dressed up. With the elaborate feast, the king had truly gone overboard.
Self-service was available, and there were angles throughout the room for lounging and socializing, as well as dining tables for those who wanted to savor their delectable meal.
Lilly was still on edge about the whole celebration, the only thing that kept her sane at the moment was Matt. He had not left her side since she walked into the ballroom and for that, she was incredibly grateful.
"Yes, my queen?" her heart fluttered as he addressed her as such; she was already fond of the moniker.

"I want to leave, I'm tired, thank you for the celebration, it was marvelous", she said as she stood to her feet, he also stood, "You don't have to come with me. I'll be fine on my own", she told him,
"You're leaving, so there's nothing for me to do here, and I'm not one for mingling," he explained before grabbing her hand and saying, "Come on my queen, I'll lead the way."
The electricity shot up her hand which made desire pour through her body and she couldn't help but wonder, why did she decide on taking things slow?

The long and silent walk down the castle's enormous halls was just what Lilly needed at the moment to clear her brain, even though the fact that it was difficult to accomplish because Matt never let go.
His touch put her in a euphoric mood, and she couldn't stop smiling. I imagined what it would be like to get nasty with him. She shivered with excitement just thinking about it.
They finally got to the grand double doors of their chambers and Matt pushed the door open, letting them in.