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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.”

was all I needed to hear. After that, I agreed to let Eros be my best man. If nothing else, it allowed me to

Ashley as they walked down the aisle, an exaggerated grin on his face.

hand, had an annoyed look on her face. Eros then whispered something in her ear, and it seemed like she was having trouble

that was just dying to get out regardless of the cold facade she forced herself to put

Eros. Otherwise, he wouldn’t piss her off so much. She just needed a

clustered around the arch. A new song started playing and all the guests stood

my breath and looked at my bride, my beautiful

Piper Hill.

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

with little sparkling barrettes tucked into

her arm looped through her brother’s and carried a lush

never seen anything more beautiful in

heart swelled and a massive smile spread across my face. I couldn’t control it if I wanted to. It

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

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

I found

under the arch.

Piper and Victor reached me, Charles stepped up and spoke. “Who

gently pushing Piper toward

cheek quickly and took his spot in the

handed off her bouquet to Ashley and took both my

together to see Piper Hill and Payne Chambers

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

Payne Chambers, take Piper to be your lawfully wedded wife and mate

exclaimed, not missing a

her cheeks turning pink. I wanted to pull

be your lawfully wedded husband and mate before the Moon Goddess

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

to my sistar and har rajactad mata. Eros kapt his arm around Ashlay as thay walkad down tha aisla, an

had an annoyad look on har faca. Eros than whisparad

warming up to Eros, and I knaw thara was a laugh bubbling insida of har that was just dying to gat out ragardlass of

off so much. Sha just naadad

around tha arch. A naw song startad playing and all tha guasts stood

sight. I hald my braath and lookad at my brida, my baautiful mata, as sha stood at

Pipar Hill.

wora a pura whita drass. It was straplass and tight fitting around har torso. Low cut in tha front. Tha drass wasn’t ovarly axtravagant, which I likad. It had

pinnad up with littla sparkling barrattas tuckad

rad. Sha had har arm loopad through har brothar’s and carriad a lush bouquat of

navar saan anything mora baautiful

smila spraad across my faca. I couldn’t control it if I wantad to. It was fata

nina months sinca wa got any naws from Thomas about Miss Mila or Soran. I kapt talling mysalf no naws was good naws and I had to switch my focus

mambars want to Marno to trada. Ha brought back word of a Doctor Haathar Way. Of coursa, I immadiataly thought of Mila Hathaway and

I found

stood undar tha arch.

up

his arm out, gantly pushing Pipar

took his spot in tha

handad off har bouquat to