Chapter 193. Bound Mates Under the Moon Goddess

Tristan

"I do," she said, smiling at me through her tears. "With my whole heart and soul. With everything I am. I accept this blessing from the Moon Goddess, this second chance at true love, and I promise to honor it every day for the rest of my life."

"Then by the power vested in me as Alpha of Crescent Moon, in the presence of both Silver Ridge and Crescent Moon Packs, and witnessed by the Moon Goddess herself, I bind your souls together," Orion said, raising his hands higher.

"May you find in each other what was lost. May you build together what was broken. May you love with the wisdom of those who know how precious and fragile life can be."

This was the moment—the actual supernatural part of the ceremony. I felt it the instant it began, a warmth that started in my chest and spread outward. My mate mark began to