Chapter 52

Juniper

Lukas’s ceremony was in two days, and the packhouse was looking like a warehouse for party decorations. The linens and centerpieces — minus the flowers — had been delivered, and we were spending the morning in the dining room, going through it all to make sure everything was there, and nothing was forgotten.

The next day, we would start setting everything up outside in the courtyard, and the day after, the flowers would be delivered and set up as well for the ceremony that evening.

To say I was a little stressed would be an understatement. I was EXCEEDINGLY stressed. I did not understand how Luna Claire could look so calm and composed about everything that needed to get done in time, when I was wound up on the inside.

I felt as though even the tiniest bit of added stress would cause me to snap. As excited as I was about Lukas’s ceremony, I also couldn’t wait for it to all be over. Although, that also meant I would become luna soon, which meant I would do things like this by