Chapter 38: Epilogue: The End
Nostalgia
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AN: This is it! The end! I promise that it's going to be cute and I think that I have kept my promise... I had a great time writing it. I don't know if people stopped liking the fic, but what the heck! It was great and I am happy to be ending it.
Epilogue: The End
Embry's POV
I don't know where to begin! I think that I should begin with describing the bride. Yes, I should do that. The bride was beautiful. Her dress was the most beautiful dress that I've ever seen. Her white, strapless wedding dress was a little unorthodox, because she wanted to carry the message of how much she loved her wolf… it had rhinestones in the shape of a sandy color wolf, baying at the platinum moon embroidered around the hem of her wedding skirt. Her black wavy hair was pulled up in a perfectly coiffed bun with ringlets that framed her beautiful and innocent face. Her veil didn't cover her face. She wanted her wedding to be unconventional. She was just like her mother; a free spirited girl. She chose two maids-of-honor; Melody and her sister Ioney.
The bride looked gorgeous, not because she was my daughter. It was the truth; Kyra Faith Call-Ferreira, soon to be Kyra Clearwater, was beautiful. Her soft honeyed eyes were glistening with unshed tears as she looked straight ahead at podium of the church aisle. Seth Clearwater was waiting anxiously and nervously as he waited for her. You can tell that he was desperate to call her his wife. He loved that girl with all his life. Knowing that my angel was safe in his arms made me so proud! Seth looked nervous from we were; Kyra and I were walking down the threshold of the church, as I led my daughter to the arms of the man that had promised her the stars and the heavens. I could hear his heart beating hectically against his chest. Seth's hands were clenched into fists and his breathing was forced. He wasn't mad, but he was about to collapse if he kept his knees locked. That would be a funny sight, though. Brady and Collin were his best men and they stood beside Seth, trying to calm the poor guy.
"Let me be nervous," Seth whispered exasperated. "It's my day and I want to remember how I felt when I first saw my beautiful bride walking down the aisle, idiots. Wait until you marry Ioney, Brady." He said smugly.
Brady scoffed and raked his fingers through his hair. "Ioney doesn't like me. She can't stand me."
"Dude," Seth sighed. "Give it time. All imprints eventually cave."
"Seth, this is your wedding. Don't worry about what happens to me." Brady said, forcing a smile. "I'll be whatever Ioney Michelle wants me to be. She wants me to keep my distance from her and that's what I am doing."
"Sorry, dude," Collin shrugged, as he took a step to the side and adjusted his tie. "I don't know what to say to make you guys feel better. I just hope that Ioney can see the great guy that you are, Brady. My sister is a little strange. And Seth, I was just trying to help you."
"Ignore him," Brady laughed softly. "What's taking Embry so long? Turtles can walk faster than those two." He said wearily.
I rolled my eyes and ignored Brady's comment. Kyra and Seth were going to eventually get married. Kyra tried to hurry her steps, but I gently tugged at her arm and slowed her down. There was no rush to get there. She was going to get to him, eventually. I just wanted to spend the last minutes of her singlehood with her. I didn't want to imagine her as a married woman. I didn't want to let go of the image that my heart held of her as a little girl. I wanted to turn back the hands of time and see her as baby… where Madison and I were the only people that she preferred. I wanted to go back to the time, when cotton candy was all I needed to make her stop crying or when she would fall asleep in my arms. I wanted her to return back to the days of precious innocence.
I sighed sadly with every step that I took; I felt my heart contrite with the sadness that I felt. I didn't want to let go of her. Not yet, not ever. But I had to. Kyra wasn't a little girl. She was a fully grown woman. There were no deceiving tactics that I could use to make her stay with me any longer. All my ultimatums were patiently accepted and fulfilled. I asked my Kyra to finish high school with excellent grades if she wanted to date Seth and she did. She was Magna Cum Laude in her graduating class. I asked her to finish her college degree and she surprised me by finishing her Business Administration degree with excellent grades and in less than four years. I asked her to move to England for a few years away from Seth and she bravely accepted it. I couldn't ask anything else from her. She had done everything that I asked her. She did it with love and with the hope of being with Seth. I couldn't ask anything else… she was ready to be with the man that she loved. They deserved each other.
I always knew that Kyra was going to end up falling madly in love with Seth. I was just counting the days, the years that it would take until that happened. But eventually the years caught up with us. I am a very fortunate person, because while I waited for those years to come by, I enjoyed my daughter's company. It was clear to me on the day of her fourteenth birthday, when Seth gave her a promise bracelet that her feelings for him changed... He promised to wait for her as long as she wanted; he was always going to be there for her.
"Seth," Kyra said, as she fell into Seth's open arms. "You promise to wait for me?"
"Forever, princess," he whispered against her hair. "If you want me to wait for you, then I will. I'll do anything that you want and makes you happy. I live to see you smile."
"Wait for me, Seth," Kyra said, pulling away from his embrace. I was hiding behind the trees, when Kyra told Seth that we were moving to Europe. "I'll be back. When I am worthy of you, Seth, can we get married?"
"Kyra," Seth said surprised, as he looked down at her. "You are only fourteen, angel… Do you want to- I thought that you wanted to marry Paul?" he teased nervously.
Kyra giggled and hugged Seth again. "To be honest, I stopped liking Uncle Paul a few years back, when he didn't like my Mom. But as I grew up, um, my feelings for you have changed. I noticed that you were present in all the important aspects of my life. I like you, Seth. I really want to marry you. Mom, she told me, um, about you and me. She explained that deep link that ties us together. She told me that you are my imprint. You won't hate me if I leave with my parents to Europe? Will you wait for me?"
"I will," Seth sighed, kissing the top of her head and looking to the place I was hiding. "I will, princess."
They talked for a while longer. I was leaning against the tree, when Seth appeared from behind me. "I bet you heard everything?" Seth asked cockily. I nodded and continued leaning against the tree. "I want her to be happy, Embry."
"I know," I said nonchalantly, as I looked at him. "I know how you have always felt for her, Seth."
"Good, because, I want her to return to me. I'm not letting her go because I want to. I want her to live with her family and be happy. I know that it's not going to be easy for her… So, promise me that I can go visit her every few months."
"I promise, Seth." I said, nodding at Seth. "You can visit her anytime that you want. Just let Madison enjoy her daughter. Kyra and Ioney are mortal and I just want them to be with their mother." I sighed, raking my fingers through my hair. "Kyra will someday be your wife and until that time comes, let us enjoy our daughter, please."
"I will, Embry,"
"We'll make her happy."
"I hope so," Seth said, offering me a dejected smile. "Make her the happiest little girl in the world. This is going to be good for both of us, Embry. Kyra will miss me and she'll appreciate me even more."
"Idiot," I scoffed. "The girl thinks that the sun rises and sets in your eyes. What more can you do for her to appreciate you? But anyways, thank you for sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of Madison."
"It's the least that I can do, Em," Seth paused and turned to look towards the house. We could see through the large bay windows, Madison and Kyra talking. Kyra was showing her mother the promise bracelet that Seth had given her earlier. Madison smiled and pulled up her sleeve and showed Kyra the old bracelet that I had given her many years ago. They giggled loudly and I turned to Seth. "Madison gave me Kyra, that's the least that I can do." Seth smiled and began walking towards the woods.
A few months later, we were in the airport. Kyra held on to Seth's hand the entire time. Ioney sat next to Madison, giving Brady the cold shoulder. She scooted closer to Braxton every time that Brady tried to grasp her hand. It's a strange thing for an imprint to dislike her imprinter, but Ioney disliked Brady. I tried to cheer him up, but he just smiled dejectedly.
"She'll come around," I promised Brady.
"I hope so," Brady sighed. "Because she is hurting me big time, dude."
"I'm sorry," I said, patting his shoulder and turning to my other pack brothers. They had gathered around the airport lobby waiting for our flight to start boarding. Paul was there with his family. Jared, Sam and Collin hugged Madison goodbye, when they started announcing that our flight was boarding. We talked some and said our goodbyes. It was the hardest time in my life, leaving my brothers behind. They were my family and it's hard to let go of the people that you'd grown so close to.
Our lives in Europe were great. Kyra, Ioney and Madison were very good friends. As Kiki and Ioney grew older, Madison remained the same. Despite Madison remaining the same, their mother-daughter relationship, grew stronger. The girls trusted their mother with their heart. There were times that I would hear them giggling in the family room, while Braxton and I went deep into the woods to phase and keep in contact with our friends back in Washington. One night, after coming back from work, I heard Kyra confessed to Madison how much she loved Seth.
Our time in Europe was coming to an end. We did live a good life, just the five of us. Kyra enjoyed her time in Europe, but there was always that shadow of sadness lurking behind her eyes… she missed him. Seth accepted this, because he knew that Kyra would return to him. I heard her cry for him, because he was so far away from her. I knew that even though, Ioney kept her distance from Brady, she felt like something was lacking in her life. The next morning, Braxton, the girls, Madison and I sat around the breakfast table. Madison looked pensive and worried.
"What's wrong?" I asked her concernedly.
"Um, nothing," she said, trying to force a smile.
"Liar," I sighed. "You can't lie to me, woman. I know you, princess." I said reaching for her hand. "Please, tell me,"
She shrugged and looked around the table. "I want to move back to the states." She said, gnawing at her bottom lip. Her eyes trailed over to Kyra. I could see Kyra's eyes widening and the glass of orange juice that she had in her hand fell to her.
"Mom," Kyra whispered. "Is this because of me...?"
"Madison," I said, darting my eyes from Kyra to Madison. "Is this what you really want? I don't mind. It's always nice to see the guys."
"Mmm-hmm," she said, nodding. "I think that it's time that we moved back home… well, I was thinking in another part of Washington, for obvious reasons..."
After that, we made arrangements to move. Brady and Seth were content to have their imprints closer to them. Laura was calling Braxton the entire time, asking him if it was true that he was coming back to Washington. Madison always caved when it came to the matters of the heart or our three kids… After we settled in a small town near the Washington and Oregon borderline; Seth and Kyra started dating. She was on her last semester of Business school, when Seth proposed to her.
"Yes!" Kyra shouted, as she ran around the house, crying happily. Ioney trailed after her, clapping and chanting how happy she was for her sister's happiness. Six months later, she graduated and seven weeks later, she was going to get married. The preparations for the wedding were arduous for the poor girl. Alice, Rose and Nessie were constantly changing the plans and style of the wedding. Kyra didn't mind what they decided; all she cared about was wearing a white wedding dress that had a sand-colored wolf baying at the moon. Alice tried to persuade her of opting for a more traditional wedding, but Kyra wasn't having it. She wanted to decide on what kind of design her wedding dress was going to have. The day of the wedding slowly crept on us, and now it was that time; her wedding.
I looked at my daughter and noticed her sighing dreamingly, as she stared at Seth. My time with her was ending and today was the last time, that I would see her as my little girl. From today forward, she was going to be a married woman, Mrs. Seth Clearwater. Yes, my little girl was no a child.
I always knew that Seth was going to take her away from me. They were destined to be together; he was her soul mate. Even before Madison and I found out the sex of our second baby, we knew it was a girl. How, you ask? Well, Seth followed Madison like a faithful puppy since we found out that we were expecting a second child. I knew that he was going to imprint on her, just like Jacob did when Bella was pregnant with Nessie.
"Daddy," Kyra whispered, as she slowed down her steps, tugging gently on my arm.
"Yes, princess?" I said, smiling at her. If she knew the bittersweet sadness that I felt. I didn't want to let go of her.
"You won't ever let go of me, right?" Kyra asked, as a lone tear descended her perfect face.
"Excuse me?" I asked, leaning my ear to her.
"I love Seth with all my heart and soul," she paused and looked around at the congregation and her eyes rested on her mother. Madison was smiling proudly at our daughter. Kyra waved at her mother and turned her attention to me. "But you will always be my Dad and I will always need my Daddy. What if I'm not a good wife, Dad?"
"You'll be fine!" I smiled down at her. We stood in the middle of the threshold. She held on to me and I caressed her cheek. "I won't go anywhere, sweetie. I'm always going to be here for you. Whenever you need me, I'll be there for you, Kyra."
"I'm scared." She leaned forward to whisper in my ear. "I know Seth is the one for me. I've always known. I'm just scared," she laughed behind her tears. "What if I don't make him happy? I want him to smile at me the way Mom smiles at you, Dad."
"Sweetheart," I paused, looking ahead of the podium, Seth was approaching us. "This is your time to shine brightly. You are all that happy punk needs to be happier. Live your life with the person you love the most and you will be rewarded with happiness. I will be honest, marriage is not easy. There are going to be times that you may want to throw in the towel, but just remember that love can conquer anything. Your soul mate loves you and I know that you'll be happy with Seth, Kyra." I said, kissing her cheek.
"Thank you, Daddy," she smiled at me, behind her tears.
"Kyra, is something wrong?" Seth whispered, as he extended his hand for her to take. Kyra shook her head and smiled tenderly at him. "I love you, sweetie. You know that, right?"
"I know," she said, looking at me. "Daddy, I'm ready!" she said excitedly, as she carefully wiped her tears with the heel of her hand. "Let's get me married, please." She said, smiling brightly at Seth and then turning her head to me. "Let's rock-n-roll!"
"No, you'll ruin your makeup, Kiki!" Alice hissed from the crowd. I turned to see a tiny pixie vampire, hurling through the crowd, as she rushed towards us. Madison stalked behind Alice, trying to catch her, but Alice was walking a bit faster than a human.
"Alice, sit, you are making a scene," Madison muttered angrily, trailing after her good friend.
"We are going to have to redo her hair, makeup and everything, Madie. We worked so hard for this wedding!" Alice sighed deeply. She stood in front of Kyra and got on her tippy toes to be leveled with Kyra. "No, I'm sorry, but we are going to have to start the wedding again after I am done doing her makeup. Thankfully, her hair is intact and beautiful. Come, Kyra," Alice said, taking Kyra's hand and dragging her out of the church aisle. There were murmurs coming from the crowd, but Kyra obediently followed, waving happily at Seth. He waved back at her and turned to Madison and me.
"What just happened?" Seth asked confused, as he looked around at the crowd. "Am I still getting married? Did she leave me?"
"Dude, relax! Kyra's makeup got ruined and Alice wants to fix it. I think. Am I right, Madie-baby?" I said in the form of a question.
"I'm still marrying your daughter, right?" He asked nervously. Madison nodded and took his hand. "She loves me, right?"
"Yes, Seth. Just tell the crowd that the bride is getting ready, um, again." Madie said lovingly, as she kissed Seth's cheek and turned to me, her eyes narrowed. "This is your fault, Embry." Madison groaned, as she dragged me behind Alice and our daughter. "You made her cry. I told you to stop being such a pansy! She's a grown woman now. She's twenty-one years old. All she wants in this world is to be with the man that she loves and you-" she said, poking her finger at my chest. "Ugh!" she grunted, taking my hand in hers. We walked down the threshold out to the church's double door.
"I didn't say anything, Love." I protested, as she guided me to a small empty room of the church.
"I heard you," Madie said, as she closed the door behind us. "All you had to do was take her down the aisle, hand her to Seth and that was it, baby. Now Alice is going to be there for a while redoing her makeup."
"For real?" I asked, raking my fingers through my hair.
"For real, Embry! Damn, don't you know Alice after all this time? That girl is a perfectionist." Madison laughed, as she kissed my chin. "This time, just walk her to where the reverend and the groom are standing and waiting. Don't slow down, just do that and it will be fine. It's better to just get it over with this, OK? Having Alice plan this wedding was chaotic for our little girl. Poor Kyra! She's so easy going that all of Alice ideas sounded great to her. All our baby girl wants is to be with Seth. Let's make that dream come true, Embry."
"Fine," I said, encircling her waist with my arms. "Just promise me that you'll console me tonight."
"I will? Why should I do it?" she said, kissing my lips. "You are the one that cause a delay in the wedding." She snickered.
"Becau-" There was a soft knock on the door, forcing Madison to pull away.
"It's time, Embry and Madison." Alice said, as she opened the door ajar and stuck her hand inside. "Let's go! The bride is anxious to be married!"
"Let's go, baby." Madison said excitedly, as she took my hand and we walked out of the room.
Everything happened so fast. One minute, I was holding my daughter's hand and walking her down the aisle, again. Seth took her hand and smiled lovingly at her; he murmured something to me. I think it was a 'thank you', but it could easily be a 'fuck you, man! Thanks for ruining my wedding with your daughter.' Either way, I was glad that they were going to finally get married. The reverend began to read from the Bible and before I knew it, my mind was wandering down memory lane. I remembered my daughter's childhood and how happy it was when Madison joined our lives again. We were blessed. We knew how plentiful a life filled with love was. Madison's hand slowly brought me to reality. I looked at her and saw her smiling at me.
"I now pronounce you, husband and wife! You may kiss the bride." The reverend said. I looked up and saw Kyra and Seth sealing their wedding with a kiss. When they separated, Seth carried her in his arms and twirled her. Kyra was beaming contently at her husband. They walked down the aisle, followed by the maids-of-honor and the best me. It was all over. I looked around and saw everyone standing up to trail after the newlyweds.
"We did it!" she said triumphantly.
"What? Is over, already?" I asked puzzled. I raked my finger through my hair and laughed nervously. "Wow, was I that-um, forget it." I sighed.
"Braxton recorded the wedding, just in case you missed a lot of it, Embry." Madison said, as she kissed my cheek. "You really get lost in your thoughts, Em." She mocked.
"I was just thinking about how fast our children have grown. Braxton is twenty-four years old and has his own business. Ioney is fourteen years old and she is growing so tall. She's almost six feet. Damn, soon she'll be eighteen and wants to go to a faraway college, Madison… We, our kids, damn, they are all grown up!"
"It's part of life, angel." She kissed me and stood up, pulling me with her. "Now let's go! It's party time! I want to dance all night if I have to." Madison laughed. "At our wedding, I didn't even get to finish my wedding dance."
"Oh, yeah, I remember." Quil said from the pew behind us. "That was the day that you had Braxton, right?"
Jake was sitting beside Quil, shook his head. "No, they had Brax a few days after that. I should know, I'm the kid's godfather."
"No, I bet you five dollars that it was that of their wedding, Jake." Quil laughed. "You are going to lose." He said, extending his hand for Jake to pay up.
"I'll double it," Jake said, rolling his eyes. "In fact, I reme-"
"Jake," Nessie hissed annoyed. "We should get going to the reception now. Blue is texting us to hurry up or she'll leave with Collin."
"Guys, shut up and let's get going." Madison said, placing her hand on her hip. "And by the way, Quil, you are wrong. We had Braxton two days after our wedding..."
"Pay up, Quil!" Jake laughed impishly.
"Damn," he muttered. I laughed and placed my hand on my wife's waist and together we walked out of the church.
The reception was an intimate one, only family friends and close friends. Alice and Rose had decorated the small reception hall, where most of the wolves and their families were attending. The windows and doors were open, since the Cullens were also attending the party. I watched the married couple dancing and smiling at each other. I felt content to see my daughter smiling so brightly. I looked around hoping to find my wife.
"Beautiful wedding," Emily said, when I passed her table. Sam raised his Champaign cup and nodded at me.
"Sam," I said, bobbing my head at him and continued walking. I got stopped by many of my friends telling me how beautiful the wedding had been.
The Cullens were sitting at the back of the room, talking and laughing merrily with Madison. I could see their lips moving fast, hiding their words from normal ears. Madison was giggling, when Alice pointed at me. She waved at me, motioning me to sit beside her. I obliged.
"How do you feel to have your little girl married?" Emmett asked, as he played with the unused fork.
"I don't know," I lied. I was sad, like someone had taken a part of my heart and hid it somewhere else. I stared at Edward, who was staring at me, with a ghost of a smile. I knew that he understood me better than anyone.
"I do," Edward said, nodding.
"I do, what?" Madison asked curiously. She reached for my arm and brought me even closer to her. "What are you two mentally talking about?"
"Nothing, princess." I said, kissing her cheek. "I just thought of something and the mind-reader agreed with me." I said, smiling at her.
"Oh, I see," she grinned, turning her attention to her friends. We talked some more, until the music died and I could hear loud sounds coming from the back entrance of the reception hall. "That sounds like Ioney."
"Mom," Ioney yelled, as she ran to our table. Her dark hair was unkempt and her tears made a dark path down her face, thanks to her mascara. "Laura and Melody are fighting! I tried to separate them!"
"Calm down," Madison said, as she got up from her chair. I followed after her, taking my daughter's hand in mine. "Stop crying, sweetie." Madison said, as she stopped and touched Ioney's face. "Mama got this one." She smiled. Ioney nodded and we trailed after her.
"Dad, Laura was trembling." Ioney whispered, as we walked down the corridor. There were loud sounds, and then Melody's angry voice rumbled in the distance. Ioney let go of my hand and ran in front of Madison, exiting the hall through the open door. I stalked after her, but Madison stopped me.
"Alice-"
"Shut up," Kyra's voice reverberating through the hall.
Madison took my hand and we ran out the door. Kyra was on the floor, cursing angrily. Seth tried to calm her down, taking her hand in his, pulling her up the floor. Her white dress was covered in mud. "Look what you did, Laura!" she hissed, letting go of her husband's hand. "This was a very expensive dress! Do you know how hard it is to remove mud from silk fabric?"
"I'm sorry!" Laura lamented. "Your aunt started it! She's blaming me for catching the bouquet!"
"She snatched it form my hands!" Melody shouted, pushing Laura. I could see from the corner of my eye, Braxton making his way to where his imprint was. He looked angry, ready to defend her. Collin rushed to Melody's side and placed his arm protectively around her.
"Calm down, Braxton!" Collin said seriously. "Don't touch my imprint!"
"You- you imprinted on my aunt?" Braxton said, the crease on his forehead hidden by a surprised look.
"Yes,"
"Braxton, Melody pushed me!"
"No she didn't!" Ioney said, walking towards Laura and pushed her. "You started it all," she said, as she began to tremble. Kyra tried to touch her, but Seth pushed her away. Madison rushed to her side, caressing our daughter's face. "Mom, Melody didn't do anything. I swear. Laura pushed her."
"Mom," Kyra cried, tears rolling down her face. "They ruined my wedding and my dress." She whined, stomping her feet on the wet ground. "Ugh!" she growled, trembling.
I looked from Seth, Braxton, Collin and Brady, who had appeared from behind Braxton, when the Kyra began to tremble angrily. "I hate it! They ruined my beautiful day! Daddy! They ruined my day," she sobbed, shuddering.
"Shut up!" Emmett exclaimed when he was beside me. "Your daughter, is she?"
Seth carried Kyra away from the small group that had gathered around us and ran towards the trees. "Ugh!" I heard Kyra scream, followed by the ripping of clothes. I stared quizzically at Madison and saw her shrugging. She turned her attention to Ioney, who was also trembling.
"Mom, let me go, please." Ioney said loudly, as she began to pace around. Her fists were clenched and her breathing was labored. "Mom, Dad, what's happening to me? I'm furious! I-"
"Oh, no," Brady said, when Ioney fell to her knees and he ran to where she was and took her in his arms. "Are you alright?"
"Let go of me!" she demanded, pushing him away from her, when she too phased into a small brownish wolf. Her eyes settled on Brady and she didn't move. Seth emerged from the trees with a wide smile on his lips; following behind him was a medium size gray wolf.
"I think she imprinted on me?" Seth said proudly. "She can't take her eyes off of me." He laughed.
Madison was laughing nervously, as she made her way towards me. I stood in front of her, shielding her with my body, when Kyra's wolf form approached us. She stared at me, and then raised her head to look at Madison. Kyra placed her head on my shoulder and looked down at her mother. I could hear Kyra's steady heart beats.
"Do you hate me?" Madison asked, raising her hand to touch the gray wolf. Kyra shook her head and licked Madison's hand. "Good, because I would die if you hate me, princess."
"I think Ioney imprinted on me," Brady whispered softly, as he got closer to Ioney. He placed his hand on the fur around her face and she leaned her head against it. "Yes, I think she did." He said smugly. "You aren't going to fight me anymore, right?" he asked. Ioney shook her head and licked his face and began prancing around him. She stopped when she saw me, sauntering over to where we stood. Kyra stood in front of her mother protectively and growled, but stopped, when Ioney licked Madison's hand.
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Madison's POV
In a matter of seconds my life changed. I smiled as I watched my daughters sitting around the table eating their food. I guess that I never noticed that they could also turn into giant wolves. They were talking and giggling, as Kyra shared her honeymoon pictures. Braxton stood by the stove serving himself more food.
I sighed. Life had been a rough journey. I didn't know what it had in store for me, but I was glad that I got to live it. I was glad that even after all the mistakes that I made in my human life, I was still blessed with wonderful children. Kyra and Ioney were werewolves, but they still accepted me. I felt love and adored. My children were my life and I guess, that destiny had many surprises in store for me. Not everything was going to be perfect, but I knew that I could endure it. I had a husband that was willing to fight with me. He never gave up on me, why should I give up?
It turned late and Seth came to pick up his wife. He stayed for a while, after Kyra offered him some food. Brady also came to visit Ioney, his imprint. I was happy for him. I was worried that she was never going to like him, but surprisingly so, she phased and imprinted on him. Now, she couldn't live without him. I smiled, as I watched my daughter smile happily.
Braxton on the other hand was having problems with his imprint. She was constantly moody and rejecting him. Two weeks passed and we finally got the answer to the problem. Laura was going through the final phase before she turned into a werewolf. We didn't know why so many daughters' of the pack were phasing… but Embry and I had a theory: One single vampire was able to trigger the wolf gene in the male population that carried the gene. But for a girl to phase into a giant wolf, there had to be many vampires around the vicinity. The day of Kyra's wedding, there were approximately twenty vampires. Perhaps that was the cause. Either way, I was happy. I got to have my kids for a little longer now.
"Hey," Embry said, as he stepped outside into the porch where I was sitting. "How are you feeling?"
"Amazing," I said, smiling at him. "The kids are gone. We have the house all to ourselves." I said teasingly. He nodded and knelt before me. His light eyes stared at me, as if he was searching my soul. "What?" I asked concerned. "Did something happen?"
"No," he grinned. "I was just thinking how blessed we are. That's all." Embry said, taking my hand in his. "You and I have come so far. We have endured so many obstacles and yet, our love manages to grow stronger."
"I know," I said, caressing his face with my free hand. "I love you more with each passing day. Is that even possible?"
"Yes," he said, leaning his head against my hand. "It's possible… because I love you more with each breath that I take."
"Silly," I said, leaning forward to kiss his lips.
"I do,"
"Embry," I whispered against his lips. "Thank you for giving me a second chance."
"Anytime," he whispered next to my ear, as he stood up, pulling me with him. "So, are you ready for the next chapter in our lives?"
"And that would be?" I asked puzzled.
"Guess," he said, laughing. He held me in his arms and kissed me passionately. I shrugged, snuggling closer to his warm chest.
"I don't know, what is the next chapter in our lives?" I asked, raising my face to him.
"We get married again." He mumbled, as he rocked me against him. "We have an intimate wedding and go on a proper honeymoon."
"Where to?"
"Esme island…" he sighed. "Alice saw a vision of us getting married. I say that we make it come true!"
"Good," I laughed. "Let's be like Emmett and Rose! Let's get married every year!" I joked.
Embry turned serious and then nodded. "Sure, why not! We are going to live forever. Might as well, show everyone our love! Let's do it!"