Chapter 192. Do You Pledge Yourself to Tristan

Tristan

The mention of my Jess sent a familiar ache through my chest, but it was dulled now, softened by time and by the love I'd found with Athena. 

Jess's death haunted my nightmares sometimes. But Athena had brought light back into my life, had shown me that my heart could heal, that I could love again.

"The Moon Goddess is merciful," I said quietly. "She took them both from us, but she gave us each other."

"She did," Orion agreed. "Now come on, both packs are waiting."

The ceremony was being held in a clearing in the woods behind our house, we'd chosen this spot specifically, wanting our mating ceremony to take place on our own land, where we'd build our life and raise our children. 

Technically, this land sat right on the border between