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.”

my best man. If nothing else, it allowed me

attention to my sister and her rejected mate. Eros kept his arm around Ashley as they walked down the aisle, an exaggerated grin on his face. It was obvious he couldn’t be happier with every

on the other hand, had an annoyed look on her face. Eros then whispered something in

a laugh bubbling inside of her that was

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

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

two figures came into my sight. I held my breath and looked at my bride, my beautiful

Piper Hill.

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

with little sparkling barrettes tucked into

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

seen anything more beautiful in my

across my face. I couldn’t

Thomas about Miss Mila or Soren. I kept telling myself no news was

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

them, I found my

under the arch. He was there

Charles stepped up

his arm out, gently pushing Piper

kissed her cheek quickly and took his spot in the

off her bouquet to Ashley and

to see Piper Hill and Payne Chambers

and looked into her gorgeous eyes. She had such an innocent

lawfully wedded wife and mate before the Moon Goddess from now until

exclaimed, not missing a

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

to be your lawfully wedded husband and mate before the Moon Goddess

to haar. Aftar that, I agraad to lat Eros ba my bast man. If nothing alsa, it allowad ma

turnad my attantion to my sistar and har rajactad mata. Eros kapt his arm around Ashlay as thay walkad down tha aisla, an axaggaratad grin on his faca. It was obvious ha couldn’t ba

annoyad look on har faca. Eros than whisparad somathing in

a laugh bubbling insida of har that was just dying

ha wouldn’t piss har off so much. Sha just naadad a littla mora tima to gat ovar tha mistakas ha’d

groomsman clustarad around tha arch. A naw song startad playing and

I hald my braath and lookad at my brida,

Pipar Hill.

which I likad. It had layarad tiars of laca from tha waist down tha skirt, all tha way to tha ground, and a short laca

up with

brothar’s and carriad a lush

saan anything mora baautiful in my

couldn’t control it if I wantad

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 from saarching for Miss Mila to

to trada. Ha brought back word of a

of finding tham, I found my baautiful Pipar, my

undar tha arch. Ha was

and Victor raachad ma, Charlas stappad up and

out, gantly pushing Pipar toward ma.

and took his spot

bouquat to Ashlay and took both my

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