"Congratulation, Theo." Artemis hugged him. "Welcome to the family again." He broke the hug.
"Thanks." Theodore smiled. His jaws hurt now from the number of times his lips had curled to reply to anyone’s greeting.
Hello, Uncle Theo." Artin greeted him. Theodore smiled again and caressed his face.
"You look so handsome, Uncle Theo." Arline complimented him in a low voice.
"Thank you, Arline!" Theodore said, Not messing with the name of the pups. He looked at Caroline, who reached towards him and hugged him.
"I like the change." She whispered, to which Theodore smiled and hugged her back.
"I will take that as a compliment."
After that, he met Scarlett with her husband and all her four boys, and her only daughter. He behaved like a gentleman, thanking them for coming. He even found Vlad—again, Liara’s cousin’s cousin. He thanked him for coming. He greeted all three uncles and aunts of Liara’s. He then met Steve and Eleanor, and after that, Charlotte and Samael. He found Calvin and Ethlyn with their seven pups, who had stepped out of their pack for the first time after the birth of sextuplets.
"How the hell are you managing six?" Theodore asked in shock. No doubt the best father award would go to Calvin, but handling six newborn pups was a big thing.
"Don’t ask, brother. My hands are so full. I ask Caro to adopt one, and if you don’t mind, you can also have one. Lee has always wished to have a daughter, right?"
Theodore laughed, observing Calvin’s expression. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah! I mean as long as our pups remain in a family. Things are hard for even Ethlyn." Theodore didn’t make fun of him when he realized that Calvin was serious with his words.
"I… I will have to talk with Lia first. Griffin is just four months old, and even though Eleazer looks like a four-year-old boy, for me, he is just a baby. Not to mention, he is very naughty."
"Are you talking about me, dad?" Theodore turned around and found Eleazer with Tiara.
"Noooooo"
"Save it. I heard everything." Eleazer spoke and looked around. "Is Raven here?"
"Eleazer, not again. Don’t make her cry again."
"It means she is." Eleazer left from there in search of her.
"She is like your sister."
"Come on, dad! We are not related at all." Eleazer said he turned around and then ran away from there. Tiara giggled at his words.
"He has size of four years old but his mind is sharp than that." Tiara pointed out.
"I know."
"Don’t worry about Raven! Right now, her four protective brothers would be around her. He wouldn’t hurt her." Tiara assured. "By the way, congratulations, Theo!" With that, she hugged Theodore.
"Thank you, Tiara!"
Breaking the hug, Tiara looked around in search of someone. "You can also go and start searching for Wylder too." Calvin teased about how Tiara threw a light punch at his arms. Theodore wanted to tell her that Wylder wasn’t here yet, but he didn’t want to snatch the smile from Tiara’s lips. Though it would be gone soon.
"Yeah! Dora is so excited to meet them for the first time." Tiara muttered. "I guess because of security reasons, werewolves' senses or hearing power isn’t working here, right?" Theodore nodded his head.
"Oh okay!!" Tiara muttered and left from there.
"He isn’t here, is he?" Calvin asked. The teasing smile on his face was long gone, and the person standing in front of him was a brother who was concerned for his sister.
"As much as I’m feeling bad for her, I know she deserves it. She had hurt Wylder a lot and broken him beyond repair." Calvin muttered. "He was a type who gave her endless chances, always had her back, and always accepted her for who she was. So, if a person like him decided to give up on her, then I’m sure it would have taken everything that was left in him to give up on her and leave her alone."
"I’m sure that love will find a way in their lives," Theodore said, hoping for the best.
"Yeah! But she is desperate. Patience is something she never learned. I just hope she doesn’t end up doing something stupid." Calvin immediately stopped speaking. "They are about to use a gate stone. I think it’s time that we get ready for the arrival of the bride/Luna." He informed.
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Liara looked at herself in the mirror for the last time before leaving the room. She could barely recognize herself. The girl who was staring back at her was wearing a beautiful white trumpet gown with a sweetheart neckline. The fabric of the gown was soft and comfortable. The skirt of the gown flared out just below her hips and then widened gradually to the bottom.
She smiled looking at the girl. Tonight she was going to be his again. She couldn't believe that it was their third-year anniversary.
"I’m not crying," Sophia muttered, wiping her tears.
"Mommm.." Liara glared at her for crying. Sophia reached near her and pulled the veil that was resting on her diamond hair’s combs. Brandon reached there, ready in a black tuxedo. Though he was doing this for the second time, his heart was still feeling heavy.
"Lia, it’s time." He said and looked at her for a while before adding, "You can run away from the wedding if you want. I will support you."
"Dadddd" Liara laughed and looked for her sons. "Where are Griffin and Eleazer?"
"Griffin is with Bruce, and Eleazer left with Tee when you opened the door for her so that she could reach the venue."
"Oh!" Liara nodded her head and watched Brandon reach for her. He kissed her forehead.
"Let’s go."
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#TBC
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A/N: Thank you for reading :)
Wednesday: Done.