The Shadow of a Luna (Tessa and Tyler) novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Chapter 36

We didn’t get home until after sundown and we were covered in soot and dirt and blood and my arm was aching like hell from where that vampire bit me. And when we walked back into the courtyard of the mansion I was rubbing my right shoulder just thinking about the pain that I was in.

Tyler walked over to me and pushed my hand away roughly because he could feel the pain getting worse and he stared at it for a moment.

"What does it mean when a werewolf gets bitten by a vampire?" Tyler asked.

"They usually turn into a vampire." Ethan answers. And Tyler looked at me with wide eyes.

"I’m already half vampire." I say.

"What happens when a werewolf/vampire hybrid gets bitten by a vampire?" Tyler asked.

"Nothing. It just hurts like a bitch for a few hours." Angelo says coming out of the house.

"There you go. Nothing is going to happen to me. It just hurts." I say. And Angelo walks over and looks at the wound.

"It only hurts this much because the vampire that’s already inside of her is fighting this new vampire that is trying to come out. But it won’t work. I’ve been bitten heaps of times. Mostly by those guys." He says pointing to his siblings and I laugh.

"Nice work. At least it helps me now." I say.

"Anything to help our favorite niece." Elias says walking over and hugging me. " Thank god you are back. Did anything go wrong?" He asked.

"Of course it did. But we handled it." I say.

"Tessa handled it. We were just trying to keep the vampires at bay." Tobias says.

"Let’s just hope he doesn’t have another army hidden somewhere." Aria says and we all look at her in shock and horror.

"Why would you say something like that? You realize that you just jinxed us. He probably does now. Or he probably will before he attacks." Wyatt yells at her.

"Well, I’ve been thinking it. Why would he keep his entire army in one place?" She asked.

"She actually makes a good point." I say.

"Oh god. No. We just blew up one building today. Can we just chill out for a day or two before we go looking for anymore nests?" Tyler begs.

"Fine. I guess so." I say.

"Good. Thank you." He says. And I hear everyone else let out a breath as well like they were expecting me to tell them that we’re going straight back out again tonight or something. God, I’m not that mean.

"Alright. I’m going to go and shower and change my clothes because I feel gross." I say.

So after we all got cleaned up I went down to the kitchen and it had been fully stocked again and I started cooking dinner for everyone. There were a lot of mouths to feed so I needed to cook for a lot of people. So Bella and Aria helped with prepping the food which was a lot of help.

"Do you know what you’re going to do with yourself when you get back home?" Bella asked me.

"Not really. Besides, I’m still trying to find out what businesses Tyler owns in the human towns. That’s where he makes all of his money. But he won’t tell me what they are." I say.

"Why didn’t you just ask me? I’m his cousin, remember?" She says.

"Oh yeah. What businesses does he own?" I asked.

"About five hotels, five motels, 8 restaurants and about 10 cafe’s." She says.

"Holy shit. Are they all successful?" I asked.

"Always booked out." She says.

"Wow. I am going to be so wealthy when I get sick of him and smother him in his sleep." I say and the girls started laughing.

"Hey, I heard that." Tyler yelled from the other room and I started laughing too. Along with his friends.

"Love you baby." I say teasingly.

"Yeah sure. Until you want to kill me." He says.

"Well yeah. I promise to love you up until that very second." I say.

"Women." He muttered but we still heard him and I started laughing again.

That night was all about having a good night and cheering to our small victory today. It was just a small victory. We still had a lot to do and a long way to go before this war was over. But for now, we were enjoying every second of it.

We had a couple drinks that night but I went to bed early because I was exhausted. I tried to stay up as late as possible to spend time with my aunts and uncles, but they understood that we were on different timelines.

When I woke up the next morning the light was really bright that I didn’t want to open my eyes. I turned my back to the window and pulled the covers over my head. But I felt Tyler move on the bed beside me and he leaned over me and I could feel his hot breath on my ear.

"I love you so much." He says.

"I love you more." I say.

"I want to marry you when we get home." He says.

"That better not be an actual proposal. I want something a little better than this." And he chuckled and kissed me.

"You’re beautiful." He says kissing me again.

We both had a shower together and then we headed downstairs where everyone was waiting to scream happy birthday at me. And I wasn’t surprised. I knew that I couldn’t keep my birthday a secret. Not with blabber mouth Bella around.

"This is one birthday you are definitely celebrating. You are 18. And you’re free. For the first birthday ever. With Angelo and your aunt’s and uncle’s. We are definitely celebrating today." Bella says.

"And what’s on the agenda. No doubt you have one." I say.

"Hell yeah. You, me, Aria, Naomi, Ruby, Kaylee and Taylor are all going out and getting our hair and nails done. And we’re going shopping. So, you’re lucky you’re dressed. Cause we have to go." Bella says.

"Can I at least get some breakfast?" I asked.

"Nope. You took too long having sex so you miss breakfast." She says and Tyler chokes on his coffee when she said that and grabbed my hand and dragged me from the mansion.

The whole day was spent with just the girls. And it was actually kind of fun. I’ve never had a day like this before. Relaxing and chilling out and getting my nails done and getting my hair done. We also went shopping and I found this really nice white strapless knee length dress with a ruched bodice and the top layer of the skirt was lace and about 1/3 of that lace was black floral detail and black stilettoed shoes.

The girls refused to let me take that dress off. They told me that I needed to wear it home and let Tyler seeing me wear this dress. God knows when I will get the chance to show him this dress again. We won’t be going to a formal event in the foreseeable future. And they all decided to do the same thing as well. Because none of us will be getting dressed up. We wanted to show the guys what they really have.

And the whole time the girls thought that I was ignorant to the fact that the guys were at home right now setting up for a party that we’re having tonight. But I let them play their little games. And we went from shop to shop dressed up until each of us found the perfect dress.

We finally got back to the mansion just after sundown and the entire courtyard was decorated beautifully with twinkle lights and flower arrangements and a catered table with other table and chairs out and there was even a band there.

Everyone jumped out to scream ’SURPRISE’ and of course I needed to act surprised. And I just couldn’t believe that they went to this much trouble. I knew that they were planning something, but not this. And all the guys were in nice button-down shirts and trousers. They really went to a lot of trouble. But I didn’t see Tyler anywhere.

Everyone gave me more hugs for my birthday and the band started but it was soft music so we didn’t need to yell over the top of it and I finally found Cade.

"Where’s Tyler?" I asked. And he had a smirk on his face when he pointed behind me. So I turned around and Tyler was wearing a white suit with a black shirt and I realized that we were actually wearing matching outfits. I somehow don’t think that is a coincidence.

The crowd went really quiet as he walked across the courtyard and stopped right in front of me and I could feel how nervous he was. He was unbelievably nervous and I didn’t understand at first. Not until he got down on one knee right in front of me and I gasped in front of everyone in total shock and surprise. I was not expecting this tonight.