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Chapter 786

Chapter 131: Bonus Story–The Wedding Gift-Part 1

*Payne*

I stood at the altar at the top of the hill where the packhouse once stood. Instead of rebuilding the Pomeni mansion, we’d left the hilltop empty.

Now, it was where I was getting married.

An arch made of vines stood behind me and white cherry blossoms from a nearby tree blew in the wind, sending white petals skittering across the ground.

Guests sat in tiered seats on the hill with a white silk carpet laid out between the chair rows as an aisle.

The sun was setting just behind the hill, making the sky orange, purple, and pink. It was such a stunning view but I couldn’t stop staring at the end of the aisle, waiting to see my bride.

Since we first settled in Pomeni, we’d been hiding behind Mila’s magical barrier. But now that the rest of the world knew we were here, we had to establish ourselves as a legitimate pack. The Alpha’s wedding was the perfect coming out for us.

Other than all of Pomeni pack, Lee and Scarlett had come, along with the Alpha King’s Beta, Xavier. He was there to represent the royal court.

His presence was a huge honor to Pomeni, despite the fact that I didn’t totally trust him. But it did show the rest of the world that we were a pack of high status and the royal family thought highly of us.

My eyes flickered to the expressions of some of the other guests.

Many of them looked uncomfortable, like they didn’t think such a rag-tag pack that sprang up out of nowhere deserved the royal court’s attention.

They could think whatever they wanted. Today, I wasn’t going to let anything bring me down.

I smoothed down the front of my suit coat and smiled.

Maybe in the future, our neighbors would be enemies. I hoped they’d be friends, but we could sort that out later, like when I wasn’t about to get married.

A live band started playing a song and I perked up.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen were paired off and walking down the aisle. The groomsmen were in gray tweed suits and the bridesmaids wore lavender dresses. The color popped beautifully against the white petals drifting by.

Eros and Ashley were the last pair, as the best man and the maid of honor.

I looked at them, and couldn’t help but smile to myself. Once Eros had learned that Ashley was going to be the maid of honor, he’d begged me for days, like a hungry puppy, to be my best man.

Of course, Ashley had protested.

I hadn’t wanted to upset Ashley, but it was also difficult to turn down Eros. I’d learned about his enslavement to the Alpha King and how he won his freedom. He’d made mistakes, but he also somewhat redeemed himself by helping us out.

Especially, ever since meeting my own mate, I finally understood what the matebond really meant to us. I felt a little bad for the guy because he was trying very hard to make things right with Ashley. I wanted to give him another chance, not just because he was perfectly capable of taking good care of my little sister, but most importantly because I was certain that he still loved her.

My mind wandered back to the conversation I’d had with my mate when we were discussing the pros and cons of Eros as best man.

“You know Eros can charm everyone in a room. He could be a good asset for helping to keep everyone at ease and making them feel comfortable,” she reminded me. “I think he’s the best choice for your best man.”

I sighed and shook my head. “Maybe so, but will Ashley ever forgive me?”

My mate grinned and wrapped her arms around my neck. “Of course, she will. Just like she will forgive Eros. It is only a matter of time.”

After that, I agreed to let Eros be my best

attention to my sister and her rejected mate. Eros kept his arm around Ashley as they walked down the aisle, an

annoyed look on her face. Eros then whispered something in her ear, and it

I knew there was a laugh bubbling inside of her that

me that Ashely still loved Eros. Otherwise, he wouldn’t piss her off so much. She just needed a little more

started playing and all the guests stood

came into my sight. I held my breath and looked at my bride, my beautiful mate, as she stood at the end

Piper Hill.

her torso. Low cut in the front. The dress wasn’t overly extravagant, which I liked. It had layered tiers of lace from the waist down the

had her hair pinned up with little sparkling barrettes

red. She had her arm looped through her brother’s and carried a lush bouquet of

seen anything more beautiful in

I couldn’t control it if I wanted to. It was fate that brought us

had been over nine months since we got any news from Thomas about Miss Mila or Soren. I kept telling myself no news was good news and I

Marno to trade. He brought back word of a Doctor Heather Way. Of course, I immediately thought

them, I found my beautiful

stood under the arch. He was there

me, Charles stepped up

out, gently pushing Piper toward me.

took his spot

off her bouquet to

together to see Piper Hill and Payne

eyes. She had such an innocent look about her, but it only

you, Payne Chambers, take Piper to be your lawfully wedded wife

do!” I exclaimed, not missing

her lower lip and looked down, her cheeks turning pink. I wanted to

Hill, take Payne to be your lawfully wedded husband

all I naadad to haar. Aftar that, I agraad to lat Eros ba my

down tha aisla, an axaggaratad grin on his faca. It was obvious ha couldn’t ba happiar with avary sacond of his proximity to

tha othar hand, had an annoyad look on har faca. Eros than whisparad somathing in har aar, and it saamad lika sha was having

was warming up to Eros, and I knaw thara was a laugh bubbling insida of har that was

ha wouldn’t piss har off so much. Sha just naadad a littla mora tima

A naw song startad playing

lookad at my

Pipar Hill.

Low cut in tha front. Tha drass wasn’t ovarly axtravagant, which I likad. It had layarad tiars of laca from tha waist down tha skirt,

har hair pinnad up with littla

Sha had har arm loopad through har brothar’s and carriad a lush bouquat of whita lilias, bluaball

navar saan anything mora baautiful

across my faca. I couldn’t

mysalf no naws was good naws and I had to switch my focus from saarching for Miss

back word of a Doctor Haathar Way. Of

tham, I found

tha arch. Ha

Victor raachad ma, Charlas stappad up and spoka.

hald his arm out, gantly

took his spot in tha

handad off har bouquat to Ashlay and took