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Artemis
Once we were back in the Alpha's Chambers, Bria, Lana and Everice rushed to fix my hair. They took out a curling iron, clips, combs, brushes and hair products and got to work on styling my hair. They were just about to begin when a light knock was heard at the door. I tuned to see who it was and was please to see Kennedy standing there, a smile on her face.
"Do you need some help to get her ready?" she asked.
"That'll be great, thank you Luna Kennedy," Bria said respectfully.
"Please no need for formalities, I'm Artemis's cousin, just call me Kennedy," Kennedy said walking in and standing next to me.
"Where's your dress Kenny?" I asked as I took note of her jeans, sneakers and T-shirt.
"It's in the guest room, Dimitri and Mr Chekhov has business to discuss with Kai and my parents so he had invited us to spend the weekend in Crimson Blood," Kennedy replied.
"That's so thoughtful of him," I said, a blush tinting my cheeks at the mention of my mate.
"Dear Goddess, Artemis are you blushing?" Kennedy asked.
"What? No I'm not blushing," I said shaking my head.
"You're in denial!" Bria shouted.
"She always does this whenever Dimitri's name is mentioned," Lana told Kennedy.
"How are you two getting along?" Kennedy wanted to know.
"Good I guess," I murmured.
"Good you guess?"
"She's lying Kennedy, they get along fabulous. Their moans speak volumes," Everice giggled.
"Moans? They mated already?!" Kennedy squealed excitedly.
"Storytime!" Bria said wickedly.
"Storytime? Weren't you just barking at me to get ready for the Luna Ceremony?" I asked indignantly. "No! No storytime."
"We can multitask and Kennedy is here to help us," Lana said gleefully. "Once upon a time-"
"Gossip Girls, Season two, episode six," I groaned.
"YOUR MATE SPANKED YOU YESTERDAY?!" Kennedy shrieked as she doubled over in laughter.
"Yes he spanked me twenty times. And I even called him Daddy," I giggled. "It was so sexy as hell!"
An hour later after when all of our hair and makeup was done as well as storytime, all of us girls gathered around, laughing and joking in the most scandalous of ways.
Bria ended up taking some aspirin since she laughed until she gave herself a headache and Lana had to sit down because her sides ached so much she was actually struggling to breathe.
"And I..and I thought I was bad, whenever Kai and I have sex, Damien constantly wants to indulge in BDSM because he wants to always be in control of our sex life," Kennedy told us.
"Are you okay with it though?" I asked in concern. "I know how Damien can be and his nature."
"He likes it when Kai handcuffs me and hits me with the riding crop. He actually gets mellowed when it happens since he's such a dominant wolf," she replied.
"You look drop-dead-gorgeous Artemis, seriously. It's like Aphrodite herself dressed you," Bria said as she gazed at me in awe. My hair was mind-blowing thanks to Bria and Kennedy and my makeup was done to absolute perfection, I even had smokey eyes, courtesy of my sister-in-law and her amazing makeup skills.
"It's 2:45, time for the dresses," the pack will arrive at four and we need to be done by that time," Bria said as she hastily checked her own hair and makeup in the mirror as did Lana, Everice and Kennedy. Satisfied with our looks we went to put on our dresses.
Bria's dress
Lana's dress
Everice's dress
Kennedy's dress
Artemis
"You all go ahead downstairs I'll be right down," I said from the bathroom. "See if the guys are done changing or if they need any help."
"Sure take your time," Kennedy said as she strapped in her heels.
"This is it, my Luna Ceremony is here, in just a few hours I'm gonna go down there, greet everyone and conduct my ceremony," I said to myself.
Dimitri
I just finished changing into my three piece suit. The girls came down ten minutes ago but I didn't see Artemis, Bria did say she was almost done. I just hope she was okay. I could feel her stress through our mate bond and I wanted nothing more than to go up there and comfort her. Bit I had to wait unfortunately.
Pushing those thoughts out of my mind I checked myself in the mirror.
Dimitri's suit.
I had bought it online and it arrived earlier today. I fixed my tie and went to look for the guys. Just as I left the hallway, I saw them coming from the opposite direction with their mates on their arms, laughing and kidding around. It was nice to see that Kai and Kennedy were getting along well with Todd, Alessandro and Vince and the girls.
Todd's suit
Todd looked great in his suit, he did have great taste, even through school he was always the classiest out of all of us. He'd spend at least ten minutes styling his hair. It was ridiculous at times but hey he was my best friend so I had to tolerate him.
Vincent's suit
Alessandro's suit
Both Alessandro and Vincent's suits were designers and since they were my Gamma and Delta, it was important that they dress well. Wolves would be looking at us all evening. Physical appearances meant everything.
Kai's suit
Kai's suit complimented his eyes and I must say he had great taste. I was glad they had accepted my invitation to stay the weekend, I had important business with him and Kennedy. And since he was allied with many packs like me, it was also important he dressed well. And he did. Kennedy was lucky to have him as her mate.
"Hey why not go have a couple drinks while you're waiting for Artemis? Bria said she was coming down in a bit," Vincent said as he held up a bottle of some expensive looking tequila.
"Sure, the pack will start to arrive in a bit, we have time for a quick drink or two," I said.
Artemis
"Artemis please stop worrying you're looking gorgeous, Dimitri is feeling our stress and sooner or later he's gonna come see what's going on with us," Caroline said.
"I know, but I'm just a little worried is all. What if something goes wrong? Marcus, Ravenna, Vasili, Natalie, Tiffany, anyone can show up and spoil the ceremony. They all have chips on their shoulders either against me or Dimitri or both of us! I'm scared," I said as I wrung my hands, the tension and anxiety eating me alive!
"Artemis listen to me, you are going to go down there and you are going to be crowned the Luna of Crimson Blood. Dimitri is not going to leave our side for the evening, he is going to stay with us and as our mate he will not let anything happen to us," Caroline said in an attempt to soothe me.
"You're right. I'm just being paranoid and pessimistic. Dimitri and Roman are with us, why should I be afraid? Okay let's go," I said as I stepped into the bedroom with my Luna dress on.
Artemis's dress
Surveying myself in the mirror I checked for flaws as I was expecting them. Seeing none, I exhaled in relief, spritzed some perfume on and left the room to find Dimitri and the others. It was 4:15, the pack members must be arriving now.
Dimitri
I smelt Artemis's scent of Monoï Blossoms and Coconut just outside the door and I heard her footsteps. We were all sitting in the kitchen having some drinks and waiting for her. The pack members had already started to arrive and the courtyard was full.
My parents were keeping them entertained while we waited for Artemis. The ceremony itself was supposed to start at 5, but we decided to move it forward a little bit. I already drank two glasses of tequila and since werewolves had a much higher alcohol tolerance than humans, we could consume a bottle of vodka, a bottle of champagne, several shots of tequila and even sniff some coke and still be sober.
"Baby I'm ready," Artemis's soft-spoken, angelic voice came from outside of the kitchen door.
"Come in my love," I said.
And she did. She came inside wearing the dress, in all of her magnificent glory wearing the Luna dress. My eyes widened as I gazed at the lowly cut V-neck, it was showing her boobs! Roman growled and began pacing anxiously.
He did not want any male wolf, mated or un-mated to see our mate like that. Artemis is mine and only I had the right to look at her like that. Fighting the urge to drag her upstairs and rip off her dress and take her on every available surface, to pound her tight pussy until she was numb all over and to show her just how dominant and possessive I was, I got up off the chair and walked up to her, her intoxicating scent made me and Roman go mad!
"You look so beautiful my darling," I said as I pressed a tender kiss to her knuckles.
"You don't look too bad yourself babes, Caroline thinks you look yummy," I heard the tone she used when she said this. She was horny just like me. That just made the urge to mate with her even stronger.
"Hey Artemis you're here, that dress looks wonderful on you," Kennedy said as she approached us with a glass of tequila in her hand. "Want a taste? It'll take the edge off."
"I..I don't really drink, but thanks anyway," she declined.
"Oh come on, just a sip. I promise it tastes great,"
I saw her hesitate for a brief moment, I placed a hand on the small of her back and she looked up at me.
"Take it baby, you'll feel better after one drink. I promise," I said as to soothe her.
She smiled at me and accepted the glass from Kennedy and downed it in one shot. I saw her lips curl into a smile. Then she surprised me by walking over to the table, picking up the bottle and pouring herself another glass. She downed that one too and took yet another one and it disappeared just the same.
"Artemis! Calm down girl," Bria said laughing. "You're downing that tequila like it's milk."
"Calm down? Girl, tonight is my Luna Ceremony. I'm just getting started. Sure I don't drink all that much but tonight, I'm hunting those alcohol bottles!" she said waving her hand in the air.
"Watching her drink like that makes me want to bang her so hard," I said to Roman.
"Same! I can't wait for tonight to be over. Because tonight, I'm claiming Caroline as mine," Roman growled possessively.
I chuckled and walked outside where the crowd was waiting. It's time for the ceremony to begin. I took Artemis's arm and she looked up at me and I see that the anxiety and tension that was previously there was gone, and in its place was the confidence I always knew my beautiful mate possessed. Tonight she would officially become the Luna of Crimson Blood, ruling our pack together as one.
"Ate you ready my love?" I asked her softly as I pressed a kiss to her head.
"As ready as I ever will be. Let's make tonight our bitch!" she said flipping her hair to the side.
"Yes. And once tonight is over and you're officially Luna, I'll make you my bitch," I growled.
"Ooh, chains and leather?" she asked excitedly.
"Chains and leather," I replied.