Alpha’s Rejected Mate Returns as Queen - Chapter 288
288 Bay Leaf And Evening Primrose
Selma Payne’s POV:
Jordin excitedly fanned herself to cool down the excitement. Sir Aldrich proposed to you? Goddess, what happened? Tell us!”
I briefly explained the proposal to the girls and showed off the sparkling ring on my hand. A diamond formed by an oath under the moon. This was more precious than any precious gem in the world!
The girls screamed again, and Emma almost fainted. “I can’t believe there’s such a romantic thing in the world. Oh my god, doesn’t this mean this is the Moon Goddess’ wedding gift to you?”
I didn’t think of that, but it made me even happier.
We gathered on Dorothy’s small bed and chatted until the wee hours before falling asleep, so much so that we almost couldn’t get up the next day.
“My dear ladies, it’s already six o’clock.” Kara gently knocked on the door. “If I remember correctly, you need to attend the wedding as bridesmaids today, right?”
“That’s right… ” I sat in a daze but fell back onto the pillow a second later. “Five minutes more, just five minutes… ”
…..
Kara sighed helplessly. “This is already the seventh ‘five minutes’. We agreed to wake up at 5:30.”
As the bridesmaids, we had to accompany Avril to dress up early in the morning, so we set the alarm for 5:30. We were already half an hour late. We could not delay any longer.
Thus, we dragged our tired bodies to wash up, had a simple breakfast, and set off with the grand team of makeup artists.
That was right. I was the one who’s providing the style for this wedding. As a best friend, I had to make sure my girl married beautifully and gloriously. The skillful hands of the royal stylist would make Avril the most beautiful bride in the world.
We arrived at the wedding venue at seven o’clock-a moonlit church with a wide lawn.
Avril was already waiting in the preparation room. I had to say that even without makeup, she was dazzling enough in her wedding dress.
“Good morning, Avril,” we greeted her affectionately. “How do you feel? Are you nervous?”
Avril clutched the white veil tightly. “To be honest, a little… Or rather, very much. I’ve been revising my oath since last night, but I’m still afraid I’ll forget it.”
“There will be a priest who will say it on your behalf. You don’t have to memorize it.”
“I know, but I just want to carry it.” She smiled sweetly. “I want to say it in my heart when the priest recites the oath.”
We looked at each other and smiled.
It was said that the human tradition was to get married in the day, and then the relatives and friends would celebrate at the banquet. The werewolf’s custom was the exact opposite. The relatives and friends of the bride and groom would hold a celebration during the day to pray for the new people, and at night, the marriage would be officially concluded under the witness of the moon.
However, we still woke up early in the morning to prepare. Dressing up as a newbie was an important task, and there were still a few rituals to be carried out in the middle.
According to tradition, we, the bridesmaids, would deliver the wolf tooth necklaces personally made by the bride to the groom as messengers. Then, we would return to the bride’s side and wait for the groomsmen to help the groom deliver the bay leaf tree he cultivated.
The bay leaves would be the most beautiful decoration on the bride’s bun.
Looking at the small, healthy bay leaf tree in the pot, Avril couldn’t help but cry. “Oh my god, I’m getting married. All of this is like a dream.”
“This is a beautiful dream, and it has already come true.”
We hurriedly wiped her tears to prevent her makeup from being ruined.
The couple’s parents would give them their blessings in the second ceremony.
Avril’s parents gave their daughter a bunch of good wishes and even cried tears of joy. Infected by this heartwarming separation, we also couldn’t hold back our tears and let them wash away our foundation and blush.
When Avril’s parents went to look for Perrin, Perrin’s parents came to Avril’s side.
“I wish you all the best, my dear children.” Perrin’s father said, “May you be happy and peaceful forever from the blessing of the Moon Goddess.”
Perrin’s mother was more emotional. She pulled Avril close and cried again.
After the makeup artist fixed our makeup, the third ceremony came.
According to tradition, the bride and groom were not allowed to appear in front of the guests before night fell, which meant that the food at the celebration had nothing to do with them. During lunch, the bride and groom would send their best men and bridesmaids to deliver the cold food they had prepared in advance.
Although this tradition derived from the rule that men and women were not allowed to meet before marriage in feudal times, it had long since faded from inflexibility in the evolution of history and become a fun way for young couples to pass on their feelings.
No one else was allowed to open the lunch box besides the groom. We were excited and curious as we handed the lunch box to Perrin and immediately urged him to open it.
Perrin laughed helplessly as we kept urging him. He opened the lunchbox gently. There was a small bouquet of sweet and beautiful evening primrose next to the salad and sandwich.
“Oh …”
The girls cheered!
Perrin’s ears turned red from embarrassment, but he carefully put the small bunch of evening primrose in his chest flower.
