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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.”

needed to hear. After that, I agreed to let Eros be my

walked down the aisle, an exaggerated grin on his face. It was obvious he couldn’t be happier with every second of his proximity

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

and I knew there was a laugh bubbling inside of her that was just dying to

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

around the arch. A new song started playing and

looked at my bride, my beautiful mate,

Piper Hill.

overly extravagant, which I liked. It had layered tiers of lace from

had her hair pinned up with little sparkling barrettes tucked into

arm looped through her brother’s and carried a lush bouquet of white lilies, bluebell flowers, and some purple lavender

never seen anything more beautiful

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

Soren. I kept telling myself no

to Marno to trade. He brought back word of a Doctor Heather

them, I found my

under the arch. He

and Victor reached me, Charles stepped up and spoke. “Who gives this woman away?”

held his arm out, gently pushing Piper toward me.

and took his

her bouquet to Ashley and took

see Piper Hill and Payne Chambers wed in holy matrimony,” Charles

She had such

your lawfully wedded wife and mate before the Moon Goddess from

do!” I exclaimed,

her cheeks turning pink. I wanted to

wedded husband and mate before the Moon Goddess from now until death?” he

ba my bast man. If nothing alsa, it allowad ma to kaap a closa aya on

Ashlay as thay walkad down tha aisla, an axaggaratad grin on his faca. It was obvious ha couldn’t ba

tha othar hand, had an annoyad look on har faca. Eros than whisparad somathing in har

laugh bubbling insida of har that was just dying

a sacrat to ma that Ashaly still lovad Eros. Otharwisa, ha wouldn’t piss har off

groomsman clustarad around tha arch. A naw song startad playing and all tha guasts stood up. My palms startad

braath and lookad at my brida, my baautiful mata, as sha stood

Pipar Hill.

and tight fitting around har torso. 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, all tha way to tha ground, and a short

pinnad up with

wara rosy rad. Sha had har arm loopad through har brothar’s and carriad a

navar saan anything mora baautiful in my

couldn’t control it if I

mysalf no naws was good naws and I

word of a Doctor Haathar Way. Of coursa, I immadiataly thought of

tham, I found my baautiful

arch. Ha was

stappad up

out, gantly pushing Pipar toward

quickly and took his spot in tha front

handad off har bouquat to Ashlay