novelTHE DAY OF THE CEREMONY (6)
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Lana opened her eyes feeling groggy when she heard the loud sound of a gong. She looked around her and found Raphael who was sitting beside her, on the sofa that he had pulled near her bed.
From the dark sky out there, Lana realized that she had been sleeping throughoutthe entire day.
"Raph, " Lana's voice was raspy when she called out for him. Raphael, who was reading a book, immediately put it down and moved closer to his mate.
"Hey, you are awake, " Raphael spoke softly while caressing her pale face.
"I have slept for so long, " Lana said. She cleared her dry throat and Raphael immediately poured some water in a glass and gave it to Lana as he helped her to sit down, so she wouldn't choke while sipping the water.
"Yes, you slept very long. I miss you already, " Raphael said in a whining tone, but his expression said otherwise like he was someone who was very relieved. As if, all of his troubles had disappeared just at the sight of his mate opening her eyes.
Lana attempted to roll her eyes, but she ended up closing them while she drank the water. Raphael let her head rest on his shoulder, as he carefully held the glass to her lips.
"You missed the ceremony, " Lana said after drinking the water when it finally registered in her now awake mind, what exactly the gong sound from before represented. In the throne room, the ceremony must have started already.
"I don't even care about the ceremony, " Raphael replied truthfully. There was something more important for him and it was to take care of his mate.
"How about your Alpha?" Lana asked."Didn't he want you to attend it?"
"Torak knew better where I am supposed to be. I will not leave you alone here even if he himself asked me to do so." But, fortunately for him, Torak was considerate enough not to ask Raphael to do so, since he knew very well how unsettled one would feel when their other half was not in a good condition.
Well, Torak had gone half insane when Raine was sick back then before Serefina came to help them.
"Moreover, Calleb is with him. He will not need me there, " Raphael put down the glass and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
The Beta didn't know how to put it into words, but he know one thing for sure that he would never get tired by looking at his mate. He could do this all his life and would still feel that one life was not enough to look at her lovely face. Now he understood how Torak felt about Raine.
Raphael couldn't even imagine if something bad happened to Lana. He couldn't even remember how he had live his life before he met her. Everything seemed dull in comparison to what he had now.
With Lana by his side, he felt like he owned everything that he needed in his life. How even a little thing looked so perfect in his eyes.
Adding to that fact...
"Do you know about it?" Raphael asked Lana when he helped her to lay back on her bed.
"Know what?" Lana blinked her eyes. She stared at the perfect man beside her. How grateful she was?to meet him.
Raphael had been really good to her, he did nothing but to make her happy. Even Lana could feel it; she smiled more often whenever she was with him.
Despite they just met with each othernot too long, the connection between them was something that couldn't be described in words. Lana felt like she had known him for her entire life and could easily say that he was too feeling?likewise.
Now, when she thought about her crush toward Kace, she would find it very silly. Lana's feelings for Raphael now, were miles apart from what she used to feel for kace.
"You don't know this?" Raphael moved his hand to her still flat stomach and grinned foolishly. His green eyes flashed with pure happiness."You are pregnant, " he said in a very low voice that sounded like a whisper.
Raphael just realized it in the afternoon when he felt something different with Lana's scent. Her scent became ripe and sweeter.
And when he confirmed with the healer, she congratulated him.
However, because Lana was still fast asleep, Raphael didn't know how to react to that news, moreover, no one was there for him to share his happiness.
Even at that moment he missed his mischievous Gamma and wanted him to be there so bad.
"Yes, I know..." Lana said timidly, she placed her hand on top of Raphael's on her stomach and looked at her mate affectionately."Serefina told me when I visited her last time. But, because I still couldn't feel anything, I didn't tell you."
Raphael bent down to give her a lingering forehead kiss which lasted for a few seconds before he stared right into her deep eyes dotingly."You should?have told me."
And now, Raphael realized that the attack almost cost, not only his mate's life but also their unborn child.
"I am sorry, " Lana raised her arms and hugged Raphael's neck."I just couldn't believe......"
Raphael hugged her back and kissed his mark on Lana's neck. He loved this woman with everything he had.
And at that very moment, Lana whispered to him.
"I love you."
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"This way, " Keira said as she led Lilac into the throne room.
Lilac stepped through the door, into the room and her barefoot were greeted by the cold water on the floor.
She had been told about this, but was still surprised when she watched the large shallow pool of water before her. The water was not too deep, but it would wet the long train of her gown that she wore. However, that was the essence of it.
The water was the symbol for a new life, which represents the new journey that the king and the queen would go through together, starting this very moment. The ceremony that would bind, not only their soul and body, but the whole people, together.
They meant to rule alongside each other.
The water covered the entire floor of the room and she realized all the people present were barefoot as well.
Lilac took a deep breath when she walked through the water and Jedrek did the same.
When Jedrek's eyes met Lilac's, his cool collected expression didn't change, but his eyes seemed to glow with affection as he walked closer.
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