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Chapter 74

You know those dreams that seem so real, you can't believe it's a dream? Well Saturday morning it felt like reality was a dream, I couldn't believe it was real. After Sam had left me for Emily I felt like my world was torn apart. I was nothing, and when my father died it was worse. Besides Seth, he and Sam were the only real men in my life. After he left I felt like my heart was torn up and all that was left was this mass of black pieces, burned and charred and beyond repair. As I walked down the aisle I met eyes with my groom. Kaase came along, armed with every sort of tool imaginable and made it his goal to fix my heart. It didn't take him long, he fixed it with one look.

I tried to pay attention to what the minister was saying but looking at Kaase my mind kept wandering. The mess my life was turned to after Sam made me bitter and ugly inside. But Kaase changed everything. I wasn't bitter and I was happier. Staring up at Kaase at the altar filled my heart with hope and I saw our future in his eyes. I was filled with so much excitement for our child I really didn't care if it turned out to be some wolf baby. It was ours, something created by our love, practically a symbol of our love. We had our wedding rings now but they seemed so cold and lifeless. How could they resemble a love that was so alive?

Before I knew it Kaase had my hand in his and was leading me back up the aisle. Despite our worries his family came to our wedding, it was a small wedding as a result of our spontaneous decisions. During the reception we thanked everyone for coming. The news of my pregnancy had spread around as a hot piece of gossip and the whole time I could feel the stares of his family. But despite their disapproval the idea that we loved each other seemed to soften them. Kaase's grandma or oma as he calls her was even more open to letting me into her family. Instead of greeting me with curses like she did the first time she said Liefde kan niet worden getemd, meaning 'love cannot be tamed.' It was her way of voicing her understanding.

There were no vampires at our wedding. They would have been welcomed but they gave us the courtesy of letting us have our own 'werewolf' wedding. My pack and Sam's pack came to the wedding, their body masses together heated ma and pa's small church unbelievably fast.

Sam came up to me before the dinner was over. "Congrats Leah, Kaase." He grinned and shook Kaase's hand.

"Thanks Sam." I didn't say it but the way he looked at me he knew I had forgiven him. He dipped his head slightly in returning thanks.

"Hey I'm gonna take my pack out of here, I can tell it's getting kinda hot." I looked at the others around us, almost all the women had some kind of fan in their hands and men had stripped off their jackets and ties.

I giggled, "Thanks for coming anyways Sam."

He nodded then left, saying some words to Emily before collecting his pack and filing out the door. I hoped no one noticed that once they left the room dropped about five degrees.

By the end of the day I still felt the haziness of a dream surrounding all my memories of the day. It seemed so perfect that if I blinked it would all go away. But that night Kaase was still there and the rings were still on our hands.

Where do werewolves go for honeymoons you might be asking? Well I'm not sure if we would count as a werewolf couple since Kaase was friends with leeches and I was an ex-wannabe werewolf, but we went to a place both of us would love. It probably wasn't very traditional, most people went to beaches: Hawaii, Jamaica and so forth. I've never been a beech person myself and neither was Kaase. So we went camping. Yeah, you laugh, but we had the time of our lives. We went to Yellowstone National Park. We went on trails and saw the wildlife. I loved every minute of being in the woods with Kaase.

I remember one morning we went exceptionally far out into the park. Kaase kept worrying about me, well more like the baby, with all the hiking we were doing.

"Are you sure you're ok?" He asked for the seven-hundreth time.

"Kaase…" I kept my voice calm and reassuring. "I'm not going to go into labor because of some hiking. But if I feel like it I will definitely tell you." I said the last part as a joke but he nodded.

We made it to a top of a hill that looked out over a flat meadow and Kaase insisted we took a break. So we sat down next to each other on the brittle grass. Kaase put an arm around me and I snuggled closer to him.

"It's so beautiful." I whispered, listening to the sound of the stream trickling through the meadow.

He nodded, "Not as beautiful as you though."

I rolled my eyes and punched him playfully. "You're so silly."

"Look!" Kaase pointed to across the meadow. I looked and could barely see five figures moving through the grass. As I watched them I began to make out their shape, they were wolves. They were grays and browns and trotting patiently towards the stream. They stopped to lap from the water, one kept its head up while the others drank, scanning the meadow.

"You should try howling to them." Kaase whispered.

"Me?" I squeaked, "Why not you? You're the werewolf."

"But of both our species you are the most like the wolf." He nudged my playfully. "I won't laugh."

"You're ridiculous." I shook my head but took a deep breath. I was a little out of practice and I never really howled when I was human. I cupped my mouth and howled from deep in my chest, I was surprised how good it turned out. Once I finished I whispered to Kaase, "Wow I feel stupid."

"Shh…" The wolves lifted their heads and pricked their ears. Then one by one they howled back. I felt a chill run down my spine.

"You should try." I poked Kaase.

He shrugged and cupped his mouth and howled. His was deeper and more guttural than mine but the wolves responded the same way. They looked deeply confused. They flattened their ears and galloped towards the woods, nervously scanning the meadow. I couldn't help but let out a laugh, "You scarred them off!"

Kaase snorted, "I'm just so scary." He rolled his eyes sarcastically.

As I watched the wolves run off I felt a pang of jealousy. I never imagined I'd actually miss being a wolf. I placed a protective hand over my stomach. There was nothing I could do now and if there was I wouldn't because that would mean sacrificing our child. I sighed, pushing the longing thoughts out of my head.