A Ceremony

Majesty smiled with relief and happiness when Erika said she would do the ceremony with him. He had been afraid she wouldn't, though he didn't know why. He cleared his throat and went closer to her, nuzzling her face with nose for a moment.

"Okay," he said. "We will pledge ourselves to each other, then. I will go first." He stood a bit straighter and a bit taller before beginning. "I, Majesty, son of Serena and King, alpha of the Wheeling Gull Isle pack, do pledge myself to Erika, my mate, and the love of my life. I pledge to care for her needs as well as my own, and I pledge to care for the needs of any children we have together. So let it be."

He finished his small speech, and placed his chin atop her head for a moment, and then pulled away and smiled. Gently, he said, "Your turn."