Page 1 of Legend
Chapter One:Bad Moon Rising
Legend
I stood next to Fate as Zed officiated over the double wedding.
My MC brothers were getting married. The twins were anyway. Justice stood as Liberty's best man and I stood as Fate’s. Glory and Scarlet were Maids of Honor. Honestly, we all stood there in support, period. It was hard to believe that all of the Walker brothers were now married or about to be.
Just now, the vows were being read by Belle as she held both of Liberty’s hands in hers, “I choose you to be my mate, knowing in my heart that you will be my constant friend, my faithful partner in life and my one true love. On this day, I give to you my sacred promise to stay by your side in sickness and in health, in prosperity and adversity. I promise to love you and cherish you. To honor and respect you, to provide for your needs as best I can for as long as we both shall live.”
Liberty then repeated the same vow.
They exchanged rings and then turned to Zed.
Fate now read his vows to Briget, “You are my lover, my confidant, my best friend, my accomplice, and my true counterpart. I will love you, hold you, honor you, respect you, encourage you, and cherish you, in health and in sickness through sorrow and success for all the days of my life.”
With tears in her eyes, Briget repeated the same vow back to him as she had to pause and hiccup twice.
“So adorable,” Fate stated in awe and chuckles rippled along the row of guests. Then finally, they exchanged rings.
Zed nodded at the four of them and said, “You may now kiss your brides.”
The couples turned to each other and instantly embraced as they kissed. The twin Walkers tucked their brides close as they kept on kissing. The kisses went on for a full minute then into a second minute as both brothers dramatically dipped their brides without breaking the kiss.
The small crowd in the room all laughed. We all knew that these two Walker men had their own ideas about life. Everyone close to them knew this to be a fact. They did it their way. It just happened to be the hilarious way to all who knew them. We also knew that this long kissing at the altar hadn’t been rehearsed. Nope, it was just Liberty and Fate being themselves.
“Hello?” Zed called to them.
The grooms kept on kissing their brides.
Zed looked out at the crowd and shrugged his shoulders, the expression on his face was comical. More laughter echoed in the room.
Finally, the two couples broke their kisses as everyone could hear their breathlessness.
Zed shook his head and spread his arms wide to announce loudly to the room, “I now present to you all, Mr. and Mrs. Walker…Doubled!” He smiled hugely.
Holding hands, the couples all turned and beamed at the people in the room.
Glory and Scarlet shouted, “Yay!” And they held their phones up while taking video of the wedding from each side of the couples for the rest of the family back in Texas.
Suddenly, the small terrier who had been sitting there quietly this whole time started barking and turning in circles at our feet.
“Yes, Daze,” Fate spoke to the little dog as he bent down to pick her up. “We are all married now!” Anyone who’d been around him and Briget knew about this little canine. She was a part of their lives and Fate absolutely doted on the dog.
Again, the group in the room laughed and then applauded as the couples headed back down the aisle. People tossed white and gold confetti streamers at the couples when they went by.
I couldn’t help it and I couldn't stop it, as my gaze finally swung over to Glory like my eyes had a will of their own. I knew better. I knew I shouldn't look at her at all. My head saidshe cannot be yourswhile my heart and soul completely disagreed with that.
She stared straight at me.
I knew she would be looking at me at this moment in time. She believed we should’ve been up here too and not just as part of the wedding party. We should be the bride and groom. Deep down, I wanted the very same, but there were things about my past that would be downright dangerous to everyone in Requiem.
The truth was that I really loved Glory. She was the girl of my dreams and always would be. Although, I’d kept those feelings to myself. If she knew how I really felt, she would push it too far and then I would have to run while leaving the only true home and family I had. The woman would push it for sure as she was notoriously headstrong and stubborn. And I loved all of it. I loved everything about her, but she could never know that.
I finally found the inner strength to look away from Glory. Sadness clutched me in its wretchedly painful talons when all I should have felt was happiness for my MC brothers, Fate and Liberty. It was a struggle to feel anything but torn. I wanted a life with Glory and I knew her family would be okay with it. But I couldn't chance it. I couldn’t attach the Walkers to a load oftrouble and perhaps mayhem. Hell, they already had their hands full with Deacon on their trail.
I had already been lucky that my past hadn’t risen back into my life like a bad moon. I shook my head.È come una luna cattiva che sorge.A phrase that my mother used to say when I was just a kid. But it still haunted me even up until this day.He is like a bad moon rising.
I’d been with Requiem since I was almost nineteen years old. Ten years. If I hadn’t left home at eighteen, never to return, I wouldn’t have needed Jarret’s help for college. The fact was I didn’t want anything to do with my family or their money. Jarret had helped me to financially make it through medical school. So when I finished my residency, I came home to the Requiem. I then became the MC’s doctor. Something I was both glad and proud to do.
