Chapter 36

I have gotten some questions concerning Adrian and Rose getting married and how the Arcos name will be carried on. I think that when they have children the children will be given the Arcos name just like if and when Christian and Lissa have children, their children will carry the Dragomir name. I hope this answers your questions.

This is the last chapter, so I hope you enjoy the wedding. It starts the day of the wedding.

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I woke up to Lissa's singsong voice. "Wake up sleeping beauty. Today is your wedding day!" She jumped on the bed.

"Five more minutes." I said groggily. I looked around, Mia, Jill, and Katya were all there waiting for me to rise. We had had a sleepover so we were all together.

"No, now, we have to be at the spa in thirty minutes." Lissa said throwing my t-shirt and jeans at me. She had bought me a white shirt the words "Bride-to-be" on it in black. Her's said "Maid of Honor" and Mia, Jill and Katya's said "Bridesmaids". Lissa was such a goof sometimes. I got up and showered and we all headed to the spa.

Lissa had arranged for full body massages and manicures for all of us. It was the most relaxing thing I had in a long time. My father had paid for everything, the perks of being the Kings' daughter.

After about two hours of being pampered we made our way back to Lissa's apartment where our dresses were. Lissa's was a floor length, ivory organza, strapless a-line with a coral colored silk tie around the waist. Mia and Katya's dress were the same as Lissa's but the dresses were coral with an ivory tie. Jill's was short, coming down to her knees, in the coral with ivory. I wanted something younger for her, but she loved the style of dress so we just made hers shorter.

My dress was an ivory halter-top, yes, I love halter-tops, that tied at the neck and cascaded down my back, it had a crystal-encrusted emblem between my breasts and at the straps. (picture on my profile) It flowed beautifully to the floor with a small train at the back. I loved it. It fit my body well and showed off my curves.

My flowers were orange and ivory and there were plenty of flowers all over the place. Of course we were getting married in the Royal Hall. My father insisted. We were waiting in the back room, where Lissa worked on my hair and makeup. My makeup was light and subtle, and my hair was done in an up do with ringlets hanging down.

Finally we heard the music start and knew it was just about time. We made our way to the waiting area. I couldn't wait to see Adrian standing at the end of the aisle. After everything we had been through we finally made it to this day.

The doors opened and my friends walked in. My father took my arm and we made our way down the aisle. The minute I could see Adrian my attention was on nothing else but him. Everything in the room disappeared and I wanted to sprint down the aisle towards him. He had an ivory tuxedo with coral vest and tie. He looked like a dream. Christian was his best man with Dimitri, Eddie and Ambrose. They all wore black tuxedos with coral vest and ties.

Adrian and I joined hands. The reverend spoke up. "The bride and groom have written their own vows. Rosemarie?"

I looked up into Adrian's green eyes. "Adrian, I have loved you for a long time. You are someone I could never live without. You are there when I need you, and sometimes, even when I don't." There was a little giggle throughout our guests. "I promise to love you forever and even after. I will hold your hand and help you through all life's trials. I will forever be your guiding light as you will be mine. I love you."

"Adrian?" The reverend asked.

"Rose, Little Dhampir. I love you. You are a dream within a dream. You have shown me what true love is, and shown me that I am worthy of it. I will forever try to show you how much love is in my heart for you. My life will never be the same. I promise to be faithful to only you, to love you each and every day of our lives. You will never have to question my love, for I will tell you every day that I love only you. I love you."

We both had tears streaming down our cheeks, but we also had the biggest smiles ever. The reverend said, "You may kiss the bride." And Adrian dipped me and gave me the softest most sensual kiss ever. We stood up and were announced. "May I introduce to you, Lord Adrian and Princess Rosemarie Arcos-Ivashkov."

We made our way down the aisle and did the whole receiving line thing. Kisses and hugs, and all sorts of mushy stuff, then we finally made it to the reception. We ate a grand dinner and then danced the night away. Finally it was time to say goodnight and retreat for the honeymoon. We weren't going far, just to the Royal Suite for the night, and then tomorrow we would be off to Tahiti.

Once we got to the suite, we walked in and Adrian took me into his arms. "Hello Mrs. Ivashkov." And he kissed me gently.

I smiled. "Can you believe we are finally married? We are going to be so happy." He kissed me gently and laid me on the bed. The kiss became more heady and hungry and we had a night filled with bliss and unbelievable love. I knew my life was going to perfect now.

I know this is short, but I didn't really know how to go into a lot of detail. I hope you enjoyed my story. I have a few ideas for new stories, so I hope you will follow on to those. One will be a love story, and the other will be an action/adventure. Thank you for all your support.